Southern Tomato Pie

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This classic Southern tomato pie is packed with irresistible fresh tomato flavor. With plenty of cheese, garlic, basil, and, of course, tomatoes, it will surely be a big hit with your family.

Prep Time20

Cook Time30

Total Time50

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: southern tomato pie

Servings: servings

Calories: 290kcal

Author: Kasey Schwartz

Equipment

1 Pie pan
1 Colander
1 Mixing bowl

Ingredients

1 pie crust, unbaked
3 tomatoes, medium size
1 teaspoon salt
½ cup chopped basil
1 ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
2 cloves garlic, chopped
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
½ cup mayonnaise

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
Press the pie crust into the pie dish and fill it with pie weights. Par bake the pie crust for 15 minutes in the oven then remove the pie weights and set the crust aside to cool.
1 pie crust, unbaked
Put the tomato slices in a colander or strainer and sprinkle them with ½ teaspoon of the salt; toss the tomatoes in the salt. Let the tomatoes sit and drain for 10 minutes. This helps extract some of the juice from the tomatoes which will make the pie less soggy.
3 tomatoes, medium size, 1 teaspoon salt
Pour the drained tomato slices into a bowl and add the chopped basil, shredded cheese, balsamic, chopped garlic, remaining salt, and ground black pepper. Stir everything together then pour the mix into the par baked pie crust.
½ cup chopped basil, 1 ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese, 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar, 2 cloves garlic, chopped, ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
Spread the mayonnaise over the top of the pie filling.
½ cup mayonnaise
Bake the pie for 30 minutes. The top will be golden brown.
Let the pie cool then slice and serve.

Notes

You can also use 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese and ½ cup of shredded mozzarella cheese.

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