Just a couple days I posted the potato crust, veggie tart. It's good. But really this pie blows that veggie pie out of the water. That's not to say that I wouldn't make the veggie tart again because in fact I make it at least a couple times every summer. But this little experimentation, granted a fairly simple experimentation, yielded a tasty pie that disappeared before my eye. (oh, c'mon, I couldn't resist the rhyme).
I spend the entire summer pining for fresh zucchini, tomatoes and eggplant to start. Then I have them in my hand, and I am like duh, what should I do now. I need a calendar with pockets so I can slip the recipes into the pockets of the month when that particular recipe should be made. This time I came up with my own little winner.
Harvest Zucchini, Tomato and Eggplant Pie
Crust components:
2 cups of rice, cooked
1 teaspoon of garlic powder
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup Peccorino Romano (my cheese of choice but you can use Parmesan as well)
1 eggplant, thinly cut and roasted
3-4 good sized tomatoes
4 oz or so shredded cheddar
Combine crust components and pack into the bottom of a greased 10 inch spring form pan. Lay thinly sliced tomatoes over the crust, overlapping as you go. Next place roasted eggplant over the tomatoes, followed by another round of tomatoes on top. Sprinkle with cheese.
Bake uncovered in a 350 oven. Let set for about ten minutes. Run knife around sides and remove sides of pan.
*Add herbs to rice crust for extra flavor.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
My oh My, Sit Down for some Veggie Pie
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vegetables
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23 comments:
Such a great use of all those veggies & I love the idea of a rice crust.
Oh My Lori! This just looks fantastic, fantastic, fantastic!
I have never seen a rice-crust pie. This looks so interesting, I wonder what it would be like with brown rice?
Bake for how long? I have to have some! Thanks. Uncle Sal
Wow this does sound good...and it's different too. I love the way you used rice here. I guess I've mentioned enough times that I'm always looking for more ways to get rid of leftover rice. ;)
Frenchie- I bet it would be great with a brown rice crust.
Salvatore- I baked it for about 45 minutes. I am sorry I cant remember exactly. I looked at the tomatoes and when they looked a little dehydrated I quit baking. Everything is already cooked except for the tomatoes so it was matter of heating and setting the egg.
Lori that looks so darn good! I love the fresh tomato and cheese!
That looks fabulous! My mouth is watering. I'm always looking for tasty and vegetarian dishes to serve when my sister-in-law visits.
This is a very nice twist on traditional persian cooking. Rice crust, or 'Tadic' is very typical..plus teh use of tomatos and eggplant..pretty cool.
Over the top! Just loving this pie Lori! It so happens that I have leftover rice that needs to be used, and this would be just perfect!
I'm digging the rice crust but I gotta say I'm just not keen on anything with tomatoes. Sad I know especially when my children will eat them.
~ingrid
Thanks for the quick reply, Lori. I made extra rice tonight to go with my Ga Kho (caramelized chicken) just so I could have the left over to bake this pie tomorrow night.
Uncle Sal
Darius- I have never heard of that, now I have something to research.
Ingrid- Oh man! tomatoes to me are like the bread of life.
Salvatore- That is smart thinking and planning.
you're all over this savory garden creation thing! this is my favorite so far--Iiadore both eggplant AND zucchini, and the tomatoes make it so lovely. great job!
This looks fantastic! I am definite bookmarking this one!
Did you use plain white rice? Do you think this would work with brown rice or couscous or quinoa? I'm not a huge white rice person, but this looks like a dream!!!
What a wonderful way to use vegetables. This looks fantastic.p
Nikitheo- I bet it would work with all of those. I think I would particularly like to try the quinoa one.
Lori...Wow---HI!!!
This recipe looks so verrry good.
I am going to try this this weekend with my wife, for sure!
Steven (out by Eastview Mall)
This sounds so good! Would be very appropriate for people who must be gluten free as well.
I can see why it disapeared. it looks absolutely scrumptious
Nice looking veggie pie! I like the rice crust!
Hi Steven- out by Eastview Mall! What a small world. It's funny because in the blogging world everyone seems so far away that you are surprised when you see someone local.
Seriously Lori, this sounds amazing. Awesome creation. I am so google starring this to make one day.
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