A month ago, a friend of mine posted a recipe on Facebook for tomato pie. I had never heard of it before. I read through the ingredient list, and was surprised to see that everything in it I either already had or could easily get. I've now made three, and might make another one tonight.
Ingredients:
4 tomatoes, thinly sliced
1/4 c basil
1/2 c chopped green onion
1 9" deep dish pie shell
2 c grated cheese (such as mozzarella and cheddar)
3/4 c mayonnaise
1 tsp salt
1 T minced garlic
salt and pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 375. Bake pie shell for 10 minutes. reduce heat to 350.
While crust is baking, lay tomato slices in layer on bottom of plate or collander. Sprinkle with salt. Let drain for 10-15 minutes. (I put paper towels between each layer to help absorb the moisture from tomatoes and this helped quite a bit with the runniness in the 2nd pie.)
Put tomatoes in the bottom of pie shell. In a small bowl, mix all the remaining ingredients. Spread on top of tomatoes. (Carla's recipe called for layering tomatoes with spices and putting cheese and mayo on top, but the 2nd time I mixed it all together and it tasted just as good).
Bake for 30 minutes or until lightly brown. Cut into slices and serve warm.
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