Pan con Tomate (Pa amb Tomàquet, Spanish Tomato Bread)
Pan con tomate – "bread with tomato" – is a Spanish tapas classic. It's a super easy combination but it transforms plain old bread into a tasty side or base for an open sandwich.
Servings: 2 approx (depending on how served)
Ingredients
- 4 slices bread ‘country style’ or eg cross slices of a baguette
- 1 clove garlic small
- 1 tomato
- ⅛ teaspoon salt approx – more/less to taste
- ½ tablespoon extra virgin olive oil approx
Instructions
- For both versions, first toast the slices of bread until lightly brown.
- For Catalan version, peel the garlic but keep it whole and cut the tomato in half cross-wise. Rub the garlic over the toasted slices of bread, then rub with the cut side of the tomato. Sprinkle on a little salt and drizzle with oil.
- For central-Spanish version, finely grate or crush the garlic and grate the tomato. Put both in a small bowl with the salt and olive oil, mix then spoon over the toasted bread.
