Upside down tomato pie

A really impressive looking dish that beautifully combines the dense cheesy base with fresh light tomato and basil flavours

Ingredients

  • 2 x 400g cans diced tomatoes

  • 1½ cups self-raising flour

    for Gluten-free, see notes below

  • 1 tbsp mustard powder

  • 100g parmesan

    freshly grated

  • 50g tasty cheese

    grated

  • 125g unsalted butter

    chopped

  • 2 eggs

  • ⅓ cup milk

    (80mL)

  • 4 roma tomatoes

    thinly sliced

  • ⅓ cup basil leaves

    shredded

Allergy Advice

Contains Dairy

Contains Eggs

Contains Gluten

Equipment

  • 1 Oven
  • 1 22cm round cake tin
  • 1 Baking paper
  • 1 Sieve
  • 1 Food processor
  • 1 Large bowl
  • 1 Jug
  • 1 Whisk
  • 1 Knife
  • 1 Skewer
  • 1 Serving plate

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Butter a 22cm (up to 26cm will work) round cake tin and line with baking paper.
  2. Pour canned tomatoes into a sieve over the sink and leave to drain for 10 minutes.
  3. Use a food processor to mix flour and mustard and cheeses.
  4. Add butter and process until mixture looks like breadcrumbs. Transfer to a large bowl.
  5. Whisk eggs and milk in a jug and pour into cheese mixture, stir well to combine.
  6. Arrange tomatoes in overlapping circles in base of cake tin – not too many in the centre as the final product gets a bit soggy.
  7. Spread drained tomatoes over the top and sprinkle with basil.
  8. Carefully drop spoonfuls of batter over the tomatoes; use a knife to help you get the batter off the spoon.
  9. Don’t try to spread it; any small gaps will fill in as the pie cooks.
  10. Bake for 30 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
  11. Leave for 10 minutes before turning onto a serving plate.

Notes

Tip
Serve as part of a brunch, to go with soup or as scrumptious Sunday leftovers.
Variation
To make gluten-free, use gluten-free plain flour and 3 teaspoons gluten-free baking powder

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