southern tomato pie

{{Short description|Pie from the Southern United States}}

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The Southern tomato pie is a tomato dish from the Southern United States. It consists of a pie shell with a filling of tomatoes (sometimes with basil or other herbs), covered with a topping of grated cheese mixed with either mayonnaise or a white sauce.{{cite web|url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/tomato-pie-recipe.html|title=Tomato Pie Recipe|last=Deen|first=Paula|work=Food Network|accessdate=November 24, 2015}}{{cite book|last=Crain|first=Eula|title=Best of the Best, from Southern Coastal Ladies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jwrx_HY0HOEC&q=southern+%22tomato+pie%22&pg=PT175|accessdate=November 24, 2015|year=2011|publisher=PublishAmerica|isbn=9781456085827}} It is considered a summer dish, to be made when tomatoes are in season.{{cite news|url=http://www.southernliving.com/food/entertaining/tomato-pie-recipes|title=Savory Tomato Pie Recipes|work=Southern Living|accessdate=November 24, 2015}}

A sweet version called green tomato pie uses buttered and sugared green tomatoes, with a recipe dating at least as far back as 1877.{{cite book|last=McWilliams|first=Mark|title=The Story Behind the Dish: Classic American Foods|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0gdNLAGknGMC&q=%22southern+tomato+pie%22&pg=PA94|accessdate=November 24, 2015 |year=2012|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=9780313385094|page=94|chapter=Fried Green Tomatoes}} The taste has been compared to that of green apple pie.{{cite book|last1=Massie|first1=Larry B.|last2=Massie|first2=Priscilla|title=Walnut Pickles and Watermelon Cake: A Century of Michigan Cooking|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iTclCAzKgxoC&q=%22southern+tomato+pie%22&pg=PA269|date=1998 |publisher=Wayne State University Press|isbn=9780814327944|page=268}}{{cite book|editor=Wilcox, Estelle Woods|title=The Dixie Cook-book|url=https://archive.org/details/dixiecookbook00wilcgoog|quote=southern tomato pie.|accessdate=November 24, 2015|edition=revised|year=1883|publisher=L.A. Clarkson & Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/dixiecookbook00wilcgoog/page/n225 222]|oclc=5021592}} The sweet version is less common than the savory Southern tomato pie.{{cite news |title=A sweet and savory treat at The Basics has sparked the hashtag, #TomatoPieTuesdays |work=Star News Online |date=June 5, 2019 |url=https://www.starnewsonline.com/foodanddining/20190528/so-i-tried-green-tomato-pie-la-mode-at-basics}}