Garden-Fresh Tomato Pie
This Garden Fresh Tomato Pie was a family favorite recipe growing up. It’s a simple recipe that I remember my grandmother making every summer!
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You could certainly use a store-bought pie shell for this recipe, but homemade pie dough is not nearly as hard as it sounds! (Check out this Bourbon Sour Cherry Pie post as it includes some notes on making your own pie dough. Just remember: that recipe makes a top and bottom crusted pie, and you only need a bottom for this Garden-Fresh Tomato Pie. Just cut the pie dough ingredients in half and you’ll be good to go. Or make a full batch of dough and freeze half of it for later…it freezes great!) I also chose to bake my pie in a tart-shaped pan, but you could easily use a pie pan if you prefer.
I absolutely love Italian food, so it’s not surprising that this Garden-Fresh Tomato Pie contains several of the key ingredients common to Italian cuisine, namely tomatoes, basil, and mozzarella cheese. So if your garden is overflowing with deliciousness (or if tomatoes are on sale at your local market), then get in the kitchen and whip up a pie…a tomato pie!
Garden-Fresh Tomato Pie
Ingredients
- Pie dough either homemade or store-bought
- 4 large tomatoes sliced
- 1 small red onion diced
- 8 slices bacon cooked and crumbled
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- 6 large basil leaves torn into small pieces
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Roll pie dough into pie or tart pan. Remove any excess dough.
- Layer the sliced tomatoes around the bottom of the pan.
- Sprinkle diced onion and crumbed bacon on top of the tomatoes.
- Sprinkle basil, salt, and pepper evenly across top.
- In a medium bowl, combine the mayonnaise and cheeses. Stir until well combined.
- Spread the mayonnaise-cheese mixture evenly across the top of the pie.
- Bake at 400F degrees for 35 minutes, or until top of pie turns a deep gold color.
- Let pie rest before slicing. Serve slightly warm or at room temperature.
Thanks David for this garden fresh tomato pie recipe!
I really enjoy it. I also enjoy Italian food, hih.
Starting to really love this website. Added to bookmarks 😉
Cheers
Anne
Anytime, Anne! Wow, I really appreciate you bookmarking my site. It’s because of awesome people like you that I get to keep this site running…so thank you! Have a great day!
You know David, i love tomato pie. I always eat this recipe, when I felt very angry. Too delicious, so yummy. I really enjoy it. Second, I already bookmarked your website page. Thanks for sharing great blog.
Thank you so much, Anders! I appreciate the comment…it’s hard to beat a good tomato, right? 🙂