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Breaded and Baked Tomatoes for Slave Free Tomatoes

Last Updated on April 27, 2021 By Vicky 8 Comments

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A simple yet delicious vegetarian tomato appetizer, Baked Breaded Tomatoes, to really bring out the tomatoes’ juicy flavors.

baked and breaded tomatoes

Today I am donating my post to the fight for Slave Free Tomatoes which is going on right here in the US. Yes tomato pickers being treated like slaves right in Florida. Unacceptable doesn’t even begin to describe this behavior.

After reading the book Tomatoland I was completely horrified to learn the conditions of the tomato pickers in Florida. People being treated like slaves, living in truck trailers, working ungodly hours for barely any money, forced into debt to continue working on the fields – how could this be happening? Most disturbing were the accounts of babies being born to tomato pickers with all sorts of birth defects; missing limbs, organs on the outsides, without any ears, it’s just too terrible to describe. Why was this happening? The tomato pickers are being forced back onto the fields before the pesticides and chemicals have been thoroughly absorbed and therefore they are inhaling all the fumes.

So when the Giving Table emailed me asking if I would like to participate in the campaign for Slave Free tomatoes you can imagine I jumped at the opportunity. Today’s event was “created as a philanthropic response to Recipe for Change, a summer campaign led by International Justice Mission in partnership with The Coalition of Immokalee Workers and the Fair Food Standards Council to raise awareness about the issues of slavery and inequities in U.S. tomato fields and encourage supermarket CEOs to adopt the Fair Food program.”

Without pressures from consumers these policies will not change. I urge you to purchase slave-free tomatoes from Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, locals farms, and your CSA, and fill out this form to send a letter to supermarkets that do not support slave free tomatoes (Giant, Publix, Stop & Shop, Martin’s, Kroger).

What is going on is an outrage and changes need to be made. We can all make these changes possible. With your help we can get these supermarket CEOs to endorse the Fair Food Program, ensuring the tomatoes stocked on their shelves are slave free. The corporations that join the Fair Food Program simply agree to pay 1.5 cents more per pound of harvested tomatoes.

Next time you’re purchasing tomatoes take a minute to think about the people who pick these tomatoes and the lives they are leading.

The tomato recipe I share today for baked breaded tomatoes makes for a perfect summer appetizer. Make use of the fresh local tomatoes in abundance and bursting with flavor. Breaded tomatoes are baked and broiled for a delicious meal starter.

seeing the inside of a breaded tomato

Let me know what you think of this baked and breaded tomatoes in the comments below!

To make this recipe vegan & gluten-free use vegan shredded cheese instead of Gruyere and dairy free breadcrumbs and panko, as well as gluten free tamari.

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Breaded Tomatoes
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 

Simple tomato dish to bring out their juicy flavors -  breaded tomatoes coated in panko and regular breadcrumbs

Course: Appetizer, Dinner, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 1
Calories: 491 kcal
Author: Vicky
Ingredients
  • 1 large tomato
  • 1/4 cup breadcrumbs with Italian seasoning
  • 1/4 cup panko breadcrumbs
  • 1/4 cup gruyere shredded
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine breadcrumbs, panko, gruyere and garlic in bowl.
  2. In a separate bowl combine soy sauce, balsamic and 1 teaspoon olive oil.
  3. Slice tomatoes 1/4-1/2 inch thick.
  4. Brush soy sauce mix over tomatoes, season with salt and pepper and dip into the bread crumb mix on both sides.
  5. Grease baking sheet with cooking spray or oil and place tomatoes in single layer. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon olive oil over the tomatoes.
  6. Bake 15-20 minutes then broil for a few minutes, until lightly browned.
Nutrition Facts
Breaded Tomatoes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 491 Calories from Fat 279
% Daily Value*
Fat 31g48%
Saturated Fat 9g56%
Cholesterol 36mg12%
Sodium 593mg26%
Potassium 344mg10%
Carbohydrates 36g12%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 6g7%
Protein 17g34%
Vitamin A 1340IU27%
Vitamin C 17.8mg22%
Calcium 423mg42%
Iron 2.4mg13%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Comments

  1. Nicole @The Giving Table says

    July 24, 2012 at 5:04 pm

    Love your baked tomatoes! Thanks so much for being part of the movement today.

    Reply
    • Vicky says

      July 26, 2012 at 1:48 pm

      Thank you so much for organizing this movement!

      Reply
  2. sally @ sallys baking addiction says

    July 25, 2012 at 1:14 pm

    GORGEOUS photos and what a simple, yet elegant dish! And thank you for bringing awareness to this.

    Reply
    • Vicky says

      July 26, 2012 at 1:46 pm

      Thanks! I truly was horrified after reading Tomatoland and learning of the exploitation of the tomato pickers right in Florida.

      Reply
  3. Kari@Loaves and Dishes says

    July 26, 2012 at 4:28 pm

    Love roasted tomaoes, the bread crumbs and cheese make them even more yummy! I live in FLA and never seen or heard of the terrible working conditions of the pickers. They don’t share that on the news.

    Reply
    • Vicky says

      July 26, 2012 at 5:23 pm

      Fresh and flavorful roasted summer tomatoes are delicious! It truly is horrifying what is going on in Florida and the tomato industry in the US in general. IF you are interested in learning more about it I recommend the book Tomatoland – it’s an interesting read and I learned a ton.

      Reply
  4. Matteo Milone says

    October 28, 2014 at 12:21 pm

    5 stars
    Thank you so much for this recpe. I love italian food 🙂

    Reply
    • Vicky says

      November 4, 2014 at 11:17 am

      Glad to see you enjoyed it : ))

      Reply

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