Breakfast
Pan con tomate
Toasted country bread rubbed with ripe tomato, garlic and good olive oil. The Catalan way to start the day.
- 10 min5 prep · 5 cook
- EasyDifficulty
- 380 kcalper serving
Ingredients
2 servings
- country bread4 slices
- Ripe tomatoes (ideally hanging tomatoes)2
- garlic1 clove
- Olive oil3 tbsp
- Saltto taste
- Cured ham, to serve (optional)to taste
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Steps
- 1
Toast the bread until crisp outside but still soft in the middle.
- 2
If you like, rub the warm toast lightly with the cut garlic.
- 3
Cut the tomatoes in half and rub them hard over the bread until only the skin is left.
- 4
Sprinkle with salt, drizzle generously with olive oil and serve, with ham if you like.
Tips and questions
- Should I rub or grate the tomato?
- Rubbing a halved tomato on the toast is the traditional way; grating it is easier for a crowd and gives a more even layer.
- What goes first, oil or tomato?
- Tomato first, then salt and a generous drizzle of olive oil, so the oil sits on top instead of soaking straight into the bread.
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