Southern Tomato Pie Recipe with Cheese Topping
Fresh Tomato Side Dish Recipe from the South
Jul 21, 2009
Home gardeners love to grow tomatoes in the sunny South, and most years yield a bounty beyond expectations. It’s common to can or freeze tomatoes for the colder months as well as to eat loads of tomatoes during season. And, most folks share the extras with neighbors who don’t manage to get a garden cleared and planted.
Many families simply serve up big slices of tomatoes with dinner or have tomato sandwiches with white bread and mayonnaise. But, it’s fun to have some fancier tomato dishes like Southern Tomato Pie which is a simple recipe and very tasty.
Southern Tomato Pie Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 pie crust (9 inch deep dish)
- 2 to 3 large slicing tomatoes (or more smaller ones)
- 1 cup mayonnaise (or Miracle Whip for a sweeter taste)
- 1 tsp basil
- 1 cup cheddar cheese
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
Directions:
- Make or buy a deep dish pie crust and bake it until just lightly browned at 350 degrees F.
- Put the baked pie crust aside to cool while mixing up the pie filling. It should take around 15 to 20 minutes for the pie shell to cool down.
- When pie crust is cool, mix together the mayonnaise, basil, cheese, egg, salt, and pepper.
- Slice tomatoes into cooled pie crust. Slices should be about the same thickness as for a tomato sandwich or slices of tomato to go on a hamburger.
- Sprinkle the mayonnaise mixture on top of the tomatoes in the pie shell.
- Bake the tomato pie at 350 degrees F for 30 to 40 minutes or until the mixture on top of the tomatoes is brown nicely.
More Favorite Summer Southern Recipes:
Homemade Pimento Cheese - Even folks who think they do not like pimento cheese end up liking the homemade version which is not bright orange and does not have the same gloppy texture as the versions at the grocery store.
Fried Zucchini Patties - Zucchini and other summer squash are also very popular in the South. This recipe is similar to grated tomato pancakes, but it features summer squash. It's quicker and easier to make squash patties versus potato pancakes.
Best Ever Potato Salad - Potatoes are sold year round, so potato salad can be a dish for any season, but it's very popular in the summer, since it's a make ahead recipe. This zippy potato salad is kind of a new twist on an old favorite and is especially good.
Summer Broccoli Salad - Showcase your fresh tomatoes and onions with this classic broccoli recipe.
Strawberry Punch Bowl Cake Recipe - This is one of the easiest dessert recipes ever. But, it looks fabulous and family and guests will be impressed with this southern favorite. If you don't like to work real hard but enjoy praise, this is the recipe for you.
Home Grown Tomatoes
|
