Description
The BEST tomato toast recipe! Ready in just 10 min, the basic tomato toast gets a few simple upgrades. One bite and you’ll be hooked!
Ingredients
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- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 lemon
- small bunch of chives
- 8 slices artisan bread like sourdough
- 2 large heirloom or slicing tomatoes
- flaky salt
- black pepper
- drizzling olive oil
Instructions
- Prepare ingredients:
Place mayonnaise in a small bowl.
Use a microplane zester to grate garlic into mayo bowl.
Zest and juice lemon (you’ll need half) and add 1 tablespoon lemon juice to mayo bowl. Set aside zest.
Wash and thinly slice the chives.
Slice bread.
- Slice tomatoes and lightly toast bread. You want the slightest hint of crunch.
- Layer mayo mixture on bread, and top with sliced tomatoes, a drizzle of olive oil, flaky salt, freshly cracked black pepper, a sprinkle of lemon zest, and a sprinkle of chives.
Notes
- Wait to slice tomatoes until right before eating so that you retain as much of the juice as you can!
- Storage: Best enjoyed fresh. If needed, prep components separately and assemble right before eating.
- Ingredient notes: Look for perfectly ripe and flavorful tomatoes like beefsteak tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, or slicing tomatoes. The size doesn’t matter so much as you just need to cover the toast – with one slice or many slices! Use your favorite mayonnaise (Kewpie mayonnaise is my fave!).
- Prep ahead: The garlic mayo can be made up to a day in advance, but everything else should be done right before serving.
- Special tools: Microplane grater, drizzling olive oil, and flaky sea salt.
- Serve with: Scrambled eggs, leafy greens, or a side of cottage cheese or hard boiled eggs for protein.