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Monday, June 27, 2011

Tomato Pie

The smell of mustard, hot dog, and cotton candy. The sizzle of your feet against hot concrete. The surge of jumping into a cold pool. The crisp flavor of watermelon, cantaloupe, cucumbers, and tomatoes. Its summer and tonight its tomato pie.

Tomato Pie






You will need:
1 Uncooked pie crust (store bought or handmade either works)
3 Large tomatoes (peeled and chopped in chunks)
1 Cup baby spinach leaves (loosely measured)
1/2 cup Mayonnaise
2 cups mozzarella or 12 slices of fresh mozzarella

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350
Spread spinach over bottom of pie crust
Followed by a layer of cheese, about 1/2 a cup of shredded or 4 slices of fresh
DRAIN tomato chunks! get rid of all seeds and liquid. squeezing them dry with a paper towel
Pour all of the tomato chunks into the pie
If using shredded cheese- Mix mayonnaise and shredded cheese (leaving 1/2 a cup)
If using sliced cheese- place a four slices on top of tomato then spread mayonnaise then add more cheese

You can garnish with a tomato slice and spinach leaves if you wish

Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes. Turn heat off and let it sit for about 20 minutes. Serve warm.

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