In Purrsuit of Flavors

Published on by Xena, Lucy and Chia
By The Canadian Cats
and Easy Blog

Xena: It seems Mommy found a way to both comply and to rebel, all at once. I will have to watch her techique and learn that trick. She said since a cookie sheet is usually used to cook sweets, why not use a pie plate – which is also used to cook sweets – to make an all-in-one main meal? With that in mind, she made a tomato pie — at our Dad’s request. Tennessee tomatoes are big and juicy and kinda sweet. You’d better have a napkin under one if you bite into it. And we are having a very good year for tomatoes. The fresh market just down the road from us has local tomatoes that range from the size of a baseball to the size of a softball. Mmmm. I can’t wait until this comes out of the oven!

Crustless Tomato Pie

INGREDIENTS
  4 tomatoes sliced
1-2 teaspoons salt
1 Tablespoon butter
1 yellow onion sliced
1 clove garlic minced
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 Tablespoons fresh oregano chopped
1 to 2 fresh leaves basil, chopped
1 cup mozzarella cheese shredded, plus a little extra for sprinkling over top
2 eggs beaten
1/4 Cup pesto (optional)
1/4 Cup black or kalamata olices (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS 

  • Slice tomatoes and lay sliced on plates. Sprinkle lightly with salt and let sit at least 10-20 minutes, and up to 30 minutes.
  • Melt butter in small skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic and saute’ until onions are soft (about 8 minutes). Transfer to a medium-sized bowl.
  • Add cheese, eggs, herbs, and pepper to bowl. Stir to combine. 
  • Drain water off of plates with tomatoes, With a paper towel, gently blot tomatoes to soak up excess moisture.
  • Arrange tomatoes in a single layer in a pie pan. Top with about a tablespoon (or more) of pesto and some of the cheese mixture. Repeat until all ingredients have been used, finishing with a layer of tomatoes. Top this layer with a sprinkle of mozzarella cheese.  
  • Bake at 375 degrees for 30-40 minutes, or until edges are lightly browned. 
  • Allow to sit 5-7 minutes before serving
    Note # 1: Mommy used Buffalo Mozzarella, and it was too soft to grate, so she just mixed it in and it was fine.
    Note #2: If her tomatoes look a bit strange, it’s cause she peeled and seeded them to be in compliance with this “no lectin” diet her and Daddy are on.

Can you believe they ate the whole thing in one sitting?! OMD! Not even any leftovers for us. Mommy’s gonna have to find someone else to help her with these food posts in the future. I’m done.

Xena Schnauzer Warrior Princess

20 thoughts on “In Purrsuit of Flavors”

  3. Xena, I can’t believe they didn’t share with you after you did such a good job reporting about it. The pie does look yummy and we have a billion trillion tomatoes so we’re going to give it a try. Thank you!

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  4. We found out that lectins ultimatley cause leaky gut, which causes lots of diseases and health problems. So no lectins. the Mom
    No veggies?? Ruby, you are missing out! XOX Xena and Lucy

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  7. No lectin? I have not heard of that one befores, butts then I eats everythings! BOL!!! (wells, except for veggies…I don’t likes veggies…) Ma thinks you dish looks FABulous!!! She looooooves tomatoes, and can eats them like apples….or grapes, depending on the size ☺
    Thanks for the recipe gurls!
    Kisses,
    Ruby ♥

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  16. NOM!! We see Mama drooling a little bit..tomatoes are also very good here this year, and this would make a delish way to enjoy some of them!

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  18. It really that does look delicious and I can’t believe that they did not share any with you pups. Big boy loves tomatoes and cheese and all the ingredients that’s in this. Or at least he did love it. I would love this pie and has never eaten anything like this but sure would like to I just need a cook

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