Recipe Tomato Sausage Tart (Brunch)

Required Ingredients:

• 1 (9 inch) refrigerated pie crust
• 1/2 pound bulk Italian sausage
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup light cream
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
• 2 pounds tomatoes, sliced
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano, or to taste
• 1 teaspoon dried basil, or to taste
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• 2 cups chopped fresh basil
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• salt to taste

Preparing/Cooking:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Press the pie crust into the bottom and up the sides of a pie plate.
• Cook the sausage in a skillet over medium heat.
• Add onion and garlic, and cook stirring occasionally until sausage is browned, and onions are translucent.
• Drain and set aside.
• In a small bowl, mix together the mustard, 1 egg and light cream until well blended.
• Stir into the sausage mixture.
• Sprinkle 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese over the bottom of the pie crust.
• Place the sausage mixture over the cheese.
• Arrange tomato slices over the sausage layer, then top with the remaining cheese.
• Sprinkle dried basil and oregano over the cheese.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until heated through and bubbly.
• Let stand for 20 minutes before slicing.
• Serve with Basil Mayonnaise.
• To make Basil Mayonnaise, combine the fresh basil, 1 egg, and lemon juice in a blender or food processor.
• Blend to mix, then gradually drizzle in oil while blending.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.

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