Pan con tomate

If you’ve ever eaten tomatoes in Spain, you may have come across this recipe, ‘pan con tomate’. It’s a super simple recipe, the key factor being good quality ingredients.

Ingredients:
 
·      Fresh bread
·      Extra virgin olive oil
·      Fresh, ripe tomatoes (beefsteak or large tomatoes are preferable)
·      Salt
·      Whole garlic clove

Method:

1.    Chop your tomato in half and grate it, until you are left with just the skin (which you can discard). If it is too liquid-y you can strain the tomato mixture.
2.    Add salt and olive oil to your tomato mixture.
3.    Toast your bread, then take a fresh garlic clove and rub the bread with it.
4.    Spoon the tomato mixture onto the garlic toast, then enjoy!
 
If you’re looking for the freshest bread, Holtwhites Bakery, one of our collection points, is a good starting place. If you find yourself wanting more pan con tomate, our farm shop is also stocking some of these tasty toms.