Southern Tomato Pie Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 5-6 ripe tomatoes

  sliced (about 2.5 pounds)
• 1 9- inch pre-baked deep dish pie crust
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 1 small onion

  thinly sliced (optional – I love vidalia or yellow onion)
• ¾ cup mayonnaise
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 teaspoon cornstarch

  or use flour or breadcrumbs
• Hot sauce to taste

  optional
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup fresh chopped basil

Instructions

• 1 Set the sliced tomatoes into a colander or onto a plate and sprinkle with salt.
  Let drain at least 30 minutes to release excess moisture. Skipping this step
  could result in soggy tomato pie. Pat the sliced tomatoes dry with paper towels
  and set aside.
• 2 Heat the oil in a small pan to medium heat and add the onion. Cook the onion to
  soften, 2-3 minutes, but do not brown. Cool slightly, then pat dry of excess
  moisture with paper towels. Set aside.
• 3 Heat oven to 350 degrees F (175C).
• 4 Set the pre-baked pie crust into a glass pie plate and bake for 8-10 minutes, or
  until lightly browned. Remove and cool slightly.
• 5 In a large bowl, mix together the reserved cooked onion with mayonnaise,
  cheeses, cornstarch, a few dashes of optional hot sauce, and salt and pepper to
  taste.
• 6 Add a layer of sliced tomatoes and basil on the bottom of the pie crust, then
  half of the cheese mixture, then the remaining tomato slices and basil, then
  finish with the remaining cheese mixture.
• 7 Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the cheese begins to brown.
• 8 Rest for at least 20 minutes to cool and let the pie set, then garnish, slice
  and serve. You can serve it warm or room temperature.

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