A Beautiful Mess in a Savory Pie

[elleng]

With its filling of roasted eggplants, tomatoes, peppers and cheese, ratatouille pie may not be tidy, but it is irresistible.

'Ratatouille can take many forms.

There’s fancy: eggplant, tomatoes and zucchini artfully cut and arranged in a dish before baking — the kind of thing you don’t mind getting the china down for. And there’s simple: a potentially sloppy mix of long-stewed vegetables, liable to collapse in an oily heap on your everyday plates before being devoured.

The same can be said for ratatouille baked in a crust. It can be an elegant tart, a dainty quiche or, as in this case, a rustic pie that’s homely, but impossible to resist. Its golden crust shatters messily when you cut it. The custard filling could leak, escaping the pastry. The cheese may brown; the tomatoes on top may shrivel.

None of that matters when you taste it, each buttery, creamy, vegetable-filled bite flavored with herbs and olives, and covered in cheese.'>>>

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/24/dining/ratatouille-pie-recipe.html?

Ratatouille Pie
https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1019497-ratatouille-pie

[Historic NY]

1. I cheat with Pillsberry crusts.

[elleng]

2. I would too, no doubt!

[ElishaMiner]

3. Tasty

That seems to be really tasty and yummy. I'll try this once for sure.