Brunch

Pan con tomate (Spain)

Name: Pan con tomate (Spain)
Total time: 10 min
Yield: serves 2
Ingredients: 4 slices Bread; 2 Tomato; 1 gousse Garlic; 3 tbsp Olive oil

Preparation time: 10 min
Servings: serves 2

Ingredients

serves 2

Bread — to buy4 slices
Tomato — to buy2
Garlic — to buy1 gousse
Olive oil — to buy3 tbsp

Preparation

Pick a good country loaf with dense crumb, cut into thick slices about 1.5 cm: bread that's too soft will get soggy too fast.
Toast the bread slices in a toaster, under the oven grill or in a pan, until nicely crisp and lightly coloured.
Rub each still-warm slice with the garlic clove cut in half, going over the whole surface to flavour the crumb well.
Cut the ripe tomatoes in half and rub them over the bread too, pressing firmly so the pulp and juice soak into the crumb (the skin stays in your hand, discard it).
Drizzle generously with olive oil, add a pinch of salt and serve right away, while the bread is still warm and crisp.