Tomato And Zucchini Pie – Oracibo

Ingredients

• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• ½ cup grated Pecorino Romano Cheese
• ½ cup fresh breadcrumbs (see below)
• ¼ cup chopped fresh basil
• 1 egg, beaten
• ¼ tsp. each salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 3 plum tomatoes, thinly sliced
• 1 zucchini, thinly sliced (I prefer Romanesco, the light green ones with grooves)
• 1 Tbsp. EVOO
• 2 Tbsp. small fresh basil leaves
• 1 whole head garlic
• 2 tsp. EVOO
• 1 ¾ cups unbleached flour
• ¼ tsp. salt
• 1/8 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
• ½ cup ice-cold shortening (non-hydrogenated if you can)
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tsp. distilled white vinegar
• Ice water