Summer Tomato Pie
Tomato lovers rejoice! This easy Summer Tomato Pie recipe (or tomato quiche) is perfect for brunch, lunch or dinner. It’s a great way to use all those ripe tomatoes from your garden or local farmers’ market.
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Chances are if you live in the great state of New Jersey, or have visited in the past, you are well aware that our Jersey Tomatoes will knock your socks off. Plump, juicy and red through and through….yep they are THAT good!
There is nothing like a Jersey Tomato. Until you have tried one for yourself, you don’t know what you’re missing. Just look at the beautiful red color!
Although the summer is half over, the delicious Jersey Fresh tomatoes that we grow at Russo’s will continue well into the fall. My husband eats them like apples…..yes, LIKE APPLES.
Needless to say, we eat a lot of tomatoes and we surely miss them when they are gone. This Summer Tomato Pie is just one of the ways I like to incorporate Jersey Tomatoes into our meals. This quiche-like pie is perfect for brunch or dinner. It’s equally delicious hot
How To Choose The BEST Tomato
What Ingredients Do I Need To Make A Tomato Quiche?
The basic recipe for the filling is from the Joy of Cooking by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker & Ethan Becker
Onion
Fresh Chopped Basil
Swiss Cheese
Cheddar Cheese
Eggs
Light Cream
How Do I Make A Summer Tomato Pie?
This recipe, like most quiches, is so easy to make. You can either make your own pie shell or use a store-bought pie shell (trust me – NO ONE WILL CARE!). Slice up those beautiful tomatoes that you just picked from your garden or bought at your local farmers market.
Whip up a simple egg mixture and then assemble by adding the tomatoes, some cheese and pour the eggs over top. You can also top off with some extra tomato slices as I did. I wanted to make sure there was plenty of tomato goodness in this pie!
…..A good this Summer Tomato Pie was. It didn’t last long in our house. This recipe is perfect to serve for brunch, lunch or dinner. You can even bake it ahead of time and heat up in the oven before serving.
Tomatoes are in abundance right now, so hit up your local farmers market or grab some out of your garden and try this savory tomato pie. It’s a perfect recipe for the tomato lover in all of us.
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Summer Tomato Pie
Ingredients
- 1 - 10 inch pie crust unbaked
- 2 Ripe Jersey Fresh tomatoes sliced
- ½ cup onion finely diced
- 1/2 cup fresh basil chopped
- 1 cup swiss cheese
- 1 cup cheddar cheese
- 4 eggs beaten
- 1½ cup light cream
- ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.
- Slice tomatoes. Chop onions and basil
- Layer the bottom of a 10-inch unbaked pie shell with cheeses.
- Top cheese layer with tomatoes, onions and basil
- In mixing bowl, beat eggs and light cream together. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
- Gradually pour over pie shell.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 45-50 minutes of until top is golden brown and firm.
This pie looks delicious. I think I need to make it soon before summer is over!
Dear Melissa, this is one gorgeous pie and some amazing Jersey tomatoes. I’ve never eaten a tomato like an apple, but I know people who do. Back to the tomato pie. This is so pretty and must taste divine. Love all that fresh basil too! Yum!!!
I made this and it is quite delicious as well as a good presentation. There are several suggestions I would offer (I will try these on the one tomorrow). I used half of the basil and it still seemed fine. I would also add it to the egg mixture and blend it in rather than layer with the onions. I tried the double layer of tomato with one layer on top of the egg mixture but they got pretty dried out in the oven. I would suggest only putting those on top near the end of the bake time so they are still succulent. Other than that I look forward to have this many more times. Thanks for the great recipe.
IS THERE ANY WAY TO MAKE SOMETHING SIMILAR, THAT TASTES AS GOOD, THAT IS DAIRY FREE????
Although I have never tested it, I would think you could substitue a dairy free milk.
For folks like me who don’t live where we can get Jersey fresh tomatoes, would you please give a measure like xyz grams of sliced tomatoes? That way we can use what we have in our area. Looks yummy!