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Southern tomato pie
Pie from the Southern United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[1][2] It is considered a summer dish, to be made when tomatoes are in season.[3]
For similarly named dishes, see Tomato pie.
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A sweet version called green tomato pie uses buttered and sugared green tomatoes, with a recipe dating at least as far back as 1877.[4] The taste has been compared to that of green apple pie.[5][6] The sweet version is less common than the savory Southern tomato pie.[7]