What’s on Your Plate? Blog Challenge

My talented blog friend, Donna of Retirement Reflections, has teamed up with Deb of Widow Badass to invite all of us to a monthly virtual dinner party. The goal is to spread meal inspirations and share dishes that we have recently enjoyed. Breakfast, lunch, appetizers, dinner, dining in, dining out… all ideas are welcome!

One of the best perks of August into October is home-grown tomatoes. Sweet, ancient, and all around versatile tomatoes put back the faith in real food. Farm fresh tomatoes ruin the hot house tomatoes we have to pretend to like for the rest of the year. One of my favorite tomato dishes is Tomato Pie. I had blogged about Tomato Pie several times. It is a favorite in my world.

Here is how I cook it. Slice the tomatoes just more than a quarter of an inch thick or so, lay them out on paper towels, and salted them. The salt makes the tomatoes sweat for at least 40 minutes to an hour. In the meantime, lightly brown a store bought deep pie shell. While the shells bake lightly, sautéed shallots with roasted garlic, olive oil, a pat of butter, and a bit of sugar.

Pat dry the tomato slices with a paper towel and layered them in the pie shell with the shallots. Three layers work well. In a separate bowl, mix shredded Irish cheddar cheese with mayonnaise. Yes, real mayonnaise—not the low fat, no cholesterol olive oil kind. Real mayonnaise, with all of its sins, work best. Mixed the cheese and mayonnaise to a paste-like consistency. Use a silicon spatula to spread the mixture on top of the layered tomatoes and shallots without disrupting the layers.

Bake in a 350° oven without forgetting it. I set a timer for 30 minutes. It may need a little more time, but I figured it was better to check on the pie early rather than later. The pie top should be golden brown.

This recipe yields a sweet and savory tomato pie that is absolutely irresistible. Enjoy!

Please click over to Deb’s (The Widow Badass) and Donna’s (Retirement Reflections) blogs for their new What’s on Your Plate? Blog Challenge monthly dinner (or breakfast, lunch, or midnight snack) party. Check out the meal inspirations found there and share one of your own.

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