Pan con tomate: tomato toast

Pan con tomate, toast with tomato, is one of the simplest snacks and is therefore particularly popular throughout Spain. Catalans say it’s their traditional food, but other regions say the same. In Barcelona’s restaurants and tapas bars, the bread fryer is constantly spinning, the hot toast is spread with crushed tomatoes, and it is served right there to hungry visitors with practically everything, or even while they are still waiting for it. In many Spanish hotels, you won’t necessarily find vegetables, but you will always find mashed tomatoes. A typical breakfast, white bread toast with tomato and then as you like, just a drizzle of good olive oil, or with cured or fresh ham.

It’s so simple yet delicious that we immediately liked it 🙂

We make toast with tomato

True pan con tomate requires a tomato spread. Those who have had to live in Spain are often surprised that in the country that not only brought tomatoes to Europe, but also made them popular, there are almost no tomatoes that are delicious in our understanding. Most of the types sold are tough and difficult to ripen. This seems to be due to the different way they are used. Such hard, pink tomatoes are perfect for preparing pan con tomate tomato mass. The tomato is simply washed, drained and grated with a beetroot grater. Everything is ready.

Any light bread is perfect for toast, the familiar baguette type bread can be divided into pieces of about 10 cm and then cut in half. A variety of light bread is suitable, especially this recipe is appreciated when you want to use yesterday. Toast the toast if you are making a small amount and the slice fits, use the toaster, if you are feeding more people, preheat the oven. Line the tray with baking paper, lay out the bread, sprinkle with olive oil and toast with the grill function turned on. Just don’t forget to watch, the bread can burn very quickly when baking this way.

Spread the toast generously with tomatoes, season with sea salt flakes, olive oil and enjoy.

Variants of how to cook

If you want more Italian taste, toast the toast in the oven. Drizzle the lined bread with olive oil and sprinkle with oregano.

Place on toast cured of ham a slice, for example jamón iberico.

It is very suitable for seasoning roads anchovies, just on toast with tomatoes, put a few anchovies, season with a drizzle of olive oil, and salt should be enough.