During the late summer months, I always get far more tomatoes than we can consume and so I'm always looking for creative ways to use them up. I love fruit cobblers of all kinds, and they're quick and easy to throw together, and I thought, "hmmm--tomato cobbler...why not?!" This is a savory cobbler and I use it as a starchy side dish, rather than say, mashed potatoes, corn, rice, or the like--or better yet, with soup, chili or stew as a stand-in for bread or cornbread. This recipe is good, but I think I can improve on it. For starters, I think the biscuit is a little heavy in this version. Still, it's tasty and a fun riff on a standard. But stay tuned for future improvements on it :) This recipe uses my basic pesto sauce--click here for the recipe.
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Tomato Cobbler

Description

This recipe uses my basic pesto.  Click here for the recipe.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Pre-heat oven to 350*. When the oven is hot, put butter into an 8" cast iron skillet and place skillet in oven. In a medium bowl, mix the flour, sugar, salt, smoked paprika, chipotle pepper, baking powder and shredded cheddar cheese.

  2. In a separate bowl, mix the sliced tomatoes with the corn starch and pinch of salt and pepper.

  3. By this time, the butter in your pan should be melted, hot and bubbly, but maybe just starting to get a bit brown.

  4. Add the buttermilk to the dry flour mixture and stir to combine. Take skillet out of the oven and pour the wet mixture into the pan. Drizzle about a tablespoon of the pesto on top of the wet mixture.

  5. Add the tomato mixture on top of the wet mixture in the skillet and drizzle with more pesto. Place in oven and set a timer to check it after about 30 minutes. My cobbler took almost an hour to set up, but continue to check it for doneness.

  6. Enjoy!

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Hi!  I'm Keri--thanks for visiting my site!  I'm an avid cook with a passion for meal planning and resourcefulness in the kitchen.  I hope you enjoy my menu ideas and recipes!

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