Green Tomato Pie

Green Tomato Pie
Green tomatoes are tomatoes that haven’t ripened fully yet, and they are delicious. Typically when picking green tomatoes off the vine, I look for ones that have a slight give. I want it to be green and firm, but not hard. Everyone has heard of fried green tomatoes (which are fab), but green tomato pie is a tasty alternative. You can make this pie with red, ripened tomatoes, but the green ones just hold up better in the layers instead of turning into essentially tomato mush.

This recipe uses carmelized onions. If you’re in a rush, look elsewhere. Carmelized onions can’t be rushed! Sometimes I make extra carmelized onions and then freeze them for when I need them in a pinch. Enjoy!

Green Tomato Pie

Ingredients

  • You will need:
  • 4-6 Green Tomatoes
  • Pie Crusts (2) - one for the top, one for the bottom
  • 2 onions
  • olive oil
  • thyme
  • balsamic reduction or a thick balsamic vinegar
  • salt/pepper
  • shaved parmesean

Instructions

  1. To make this easy pie, pick about 6 medium tomatoes or 4 jumbo ones that are green, and have a slight give. If they are slightly ripening, even better. Slice them in about 1/4" slices and set aside with a nice sprinkling of salt.
  2. Take 2 medium onions diced fine and 1 tablespoon of olive oil and sautee over a low heat for 45 minutes. If the heat is low enough you can walk away from it, and come back and give it a stir every once in awhile until the onions are goldeny translucent. Black/burnt, not good..this is a slow process.
  3. Once you have carmelized onions, spread at the bottom of a pie shell.
  4. Layer the tomatoes on top of the onions. Sprinke liberal shaved parmesean between layers. Add a little bit of balsamic reduction and fresh thyme on top of all the layers. I add a little bit of red pepper flakes to give it a little kick, but everyone needs their culinary secrets. 🙂
  5. Add more cheese and then another layer of pie crust.
  6. Bake for about 45-50 minutes at 350.
  7. Let pie cool for at least 20-30 minutes before slicing.
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