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Fresh Tomato Pie

Fresh Tomato Pie

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Cuisine American
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 1 deep dish pie crust store bought or homemade, pre baked
  • 6 slices bacon, chopped
  • 4-5 fresh tomatoes sliced 1/2 inch thick
  • 4 scallions, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves, thinly sliced
  • 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1 cup shredded extra sharp cheddar
  • 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground cracked black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees
  • If you are like me and want to make your own favorite pie crust, be sure to blind bake the crust at least 2/3rds of the way. Otherwise if using a store bought shell, pre-bake the shell.
  • Slice tomatoes 1/2 inch. Place on paper towels. Sprinkle with sea salt. Let rest for at least 15-30 minutes to allow liquid to pull out. Pat tops of tomatoes with additional paper towels to absorb excess moisture.
  • In medium skillet, fry bacon until crisp. Remove from skillet and drain on paper towels.
  • In small bowl, mix worcestershire sauce, mayonnaise and the cheeses until blended.
  • Lay half of the tomatoes in bottom of pie crust shell.
  • Top tomatoes with half of the scallions and basil.
  • Lay the remaining tomato slices on top.
  • Top with remaining scallions and basil.
  • Carefully spoon mayo/cheese mixture on top and smooth out to cover tomatoes.
  • Sprinkle top with fried bacon pieces.
  • Place pie in 375 degree oven for 20 minutes.
  • Check pie and place aluminum foil around outer edges of pastry if need to prevent it from over browning.
  • Turn heat down to 350 degrees and bake for another 10-20 minutes until the top of pie is bubbling.
  • Remove pie from oven and let cool at least 15 minutes before slicing.

Notes

  • Pre-baking your pie shell is essential.  This prevents a soggy bottom.  Tomatoes will put off a fair amount of liquid, so prebaking is important.
  • Choose any type of your favorite cheeses for this pie.  However try to include some mozzarella as it melts very well.
  • Feel free to add other sauted veggies that don't have a lot of excess moisture.  Sliced mushrooms, bell peppers or spicy fresh peppers would work too.
  • Whatever you add you don't want the flavor to over power the delicious sweetness that comes from the tomatoes.  Tomato should be the STAR of this dish.
  • This pie will store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
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