Recipe of the week comes from Pamela Kemp

Homemade Open Tomato Pie

“I have made this for many years and seems to be a favourite with the family and our charity lunches There are so many variations on making open pies. One of my favourites are tomato’s. Here are 3 delicious tomato pie recipes for you try out.

 

Ingredients

1 pk sheet ready rolled puff pastry

1 jar red pepper pesto, supermarket brand is fine

2 beef tomatoes

4 vine tomatoes have a little more taste but salad tomatoes are fine.

1 pk cherry tomatoes

2 tsp sugar

1 pk basil to finish

 

Method

1.Place rolled pastry on a tray. I leave on the greased paper, so the pie doesn’t stick to the bottom of my tray.

2. spread red pesto over the pastry leaving a 1” round the outside.

3. deseed beef tomatoes and slice, place evenly over pastry. Same again with the vine tomatoes. Then evenly spread the sherry tomatoes.

4. sprinkle the sugar over the tomatoes. This helps the acidity of the tomatoes and adds a little sweetness.

5. brush the edges of the pastry with a little bit of milk on beaten egg.

6. Bake in a preheated oven GAS 6 for 30-40 mins until pastry is golden brown.

7. allow to cool and cover with chopped fresh basil.

 

This is great quick meal and can be served with a simple salad.

Or why not  try out this variation -

Follow same pastry instructions but add the below

 Methods

  1. Spread qty 2 x 150g pk Dolmio Stir-in tomato sauce over the pastry leaving 1” round the outside
  2. Add cooked and sliced  mixture of  bacon, sausage, black pudding, haggis. (Veggie option is to have veggie sausages and veggie haggis)
  3. Bake Gas 5 for 25-30 mins.
  4. Take out of oven, make 6 wee wells and place a cracked egg in each.
  5. Back in oven for another 10 mins or until the white of the egg is cooked but egg yolk is soft.
  6. Nice sprinkled with chopped fresh parsley.

 

Or try this variation

Follow same pastry instructions but add the below

Methods

  1. Spread 1 jar green pesto over the pastry leaving 1” round the outside or Campbells mushroom soup is also good
  2. In a pan, sauté different kinds of chopped mushrooms, cool then spread over the pesto or mushroom soup
  3. Bake in oven for 30-40 mins GAS 6
  4. Finish with chopped basil or coriander

 

ENJOYHomemade Open Tomato pie made by Pamela Kemp for charity lunch day