BLT – Bacon & Tomato Pie served w/ a lettuce salad

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     The last of ourgarden tomatoes and fresh herbs went into this flavorful pie that contains twoof the components of the traditional BLT sandwich. I served a lettuce salad onthe side and Barry was impressed. He loved the combination of flavors and Ilove about anything encased in crisp, flaky pie crust.
Bacon & TomatoPie   4 to 6 servings

Bacon-Tomato Pie w/ lettuce salad.

1 (9”) unbaked pie shell, homemade or purchasedAbout 3 medium tomatoes, cut into ¼” slicesKosher salt & pepper to taste8 to 10 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled  1 cup (4 oz.) shredded Cheddar cheese1 cup mayonnaise  1 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano or about 1 teaspoondried 2 teaspoons choppedfresh basil or about ½ teaspoon dried
1.     Prickthe pie crust and bake at 475° for 8 to 10 minutes – it should be lightlybrowned. Cool.2.     Placetomatoes in the prebaked crust; add a layer of bacon and add salt and pepper to taste.
3.     Ina small bowl, combine the cheese, mayonnaise and herbs.
4.     Spoon mayo mixture over bacon.

After spreading the mayo mixture over the top, I added tomato-shaped cut-outs made from the extra pie dough. (See photo and explanation below)

5.    Bake at 350° for 30 to 40 minutes or untilgolden brown (cover edges with foil if necessary to prevent over browning). 

I used a pie lift to remove the baked pie from the oven. (See additional photos of the pie lift and explanations at this bottom of this post.)

Recipe without photos . . .Bacon & TomatoPie   4 to 6 servings1 (9”) unbaked pie shell, homemade or purchasedAbout 3 medium tomatoes, cut into ¼” slicesKosher salt & pepper to taste8 to 10 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled  1 cup (4 oz.) shredded Cheddar cheese1 cup mayonnaise  1 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano or about 1 teaspoondried 2 teaspoons choppedfresh basil or about ½ teaspoon dried
1.     Prickthe pie crust and bake at 475° for 8 to 10 minutes – it should be lightlybrowned. Cool.2.     Place tomatoes in the prebaked crust; add a layer of bacon and add salt and pepper to taste.3.     Ina small bowl, combine the cheese, mayonnaise and herbs4.     Spoon mayo mixture over bacon.5.    Bake at 350° for 30 to 40 minutes or untilgolden brown (cover edges with foil if necessary to prevent over browning). 

PIE TOPPERS from left over pie crust . . .

I re-rolled extra pie dough and used a mini tomato-shaped cookie cutter to make pie toppers.

 PIE LIFTWe actually saw one of these pie lifts at the Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. Seemed like such a handy device that Barry created one for our kitchen.