Onion Tomato Pie - Week 37 Bonus

Simple garden ingredients make a great side pie!

Layers of vegetables, creamy mayo dressing with Parmesan cheese in a pie shell make this a fresh side pie.  

Onions typically find their way into many recipes, but this pie features it as its main ingredient. Onions have some significant health benefits, such as lowering blood pressure with its extra fiber and also  protection against cancer because of it phytochemicals elements. It doesn't like we can get enough vegetables in our diet, so this can be a nice addition to your meal to provide an extra vegetable.





Ingredients:

1 Pie crust, bottom only
3 large tomatoes, thinly sliced & drained
1 medium sweet onion, thinly sliced
1 cup chopped fresh basil
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup mayonnaise
3 oz. Shaved Parmesan cheese
Salt & Pepper to taste

Directions:
Sprinkle tomatoes with salt, and let drain. (Salting helps the tomatoes to “sweat” out some water.)

Prebake pie crust for 10 minutes at 350 degrees.

Mix shredded cheese, mayonnaise, and salt & pepper. -Stir until combined.

Layer the bottom of the pie crust with onion slices, reserving a handful for the top of pie.

Sprinkle half the basil on top of onions.

Layer the tomatoes on top.

Sprinkle the other half of basil on top of tomatoes.

Add the handful of onions on top.

Spread the cheese-mayo mix over the top.

Top it with the shaved Parmesan cheese.

Bake for 45 minutes at 375 degrees.

Let sit for 15 minutes before serving.

What ways do you introduce vegetables to your menu to keep things fresh and healthy?