Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup panko breadcrumbs
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 green tomato, cut into 4 big slices, 1/2-inch thick
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 8 slices bacon
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, or as needed
  • 1/3 cup Major Grey's chutney
  • 4 English muffins, split and toasted
  • 1/2 ripe avocado, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 4 or 8 iceberg lettuce leaves

Method

  • Put the panko and flour in two separate shallow bowls.
  • Put the egg in a third shallow bowl and beat until well blended.
  • Sprinkle the tomato slices on both sides with salt and pepper and dredge them in the flour, shaking off the excess.
  • Dip the slices in the egg and then dredge them in the panko to coat completely.
  • Set aside on a plate.
  • Heat a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat and add half the bacon slices.
  • Cook, turning as needed, until crispy, 5 to 7 minutes total.
  • Transfer to paper towels to drain.
  • Cook the remaining bacon in the same way.
  • There should be lots of bacon fat in the pan for frying the tomatoes, but add the vegetable oil if it ever seems to be too dry.
  • Add the breaded tomato slices to the hot pan and fry until browned on the first side, about 2 minutes.
  • Flip them over carefully with a wide spatula and cook to brown the second side, another 2 minutes or so.
  • Transfer the tomatoes as they are finished to the plate with the bacon.
  • Spread some of the chutney on each toasted muffin bottom and top each with a tomato slice, one-fourth of the avocado, 2 slices of bacon and a lettuce leaf or two.
  • Close up each sandwich with a muffin top.
  • You will have four small sandwiches.
  • (Youll wish you had a dozen!)
  • Serve immediately.