Pan con tomate

Pan con tomate

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Preparation info
  • 4

    as part of a spread
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      15 min

Appears in
Sea Salt: A Perfectly Seasoned Cookbook

By The Lea-Wilson Family

Published 2022

  • About

In the height of summer, we cannot think of a better breakfast, lunch or dinner than one with pan con tomate at its core. A traditional Catalan dish, it was first introduced to us by Francesc, who imports Halen Môn salt to Spain and knows more about good food and ingredients than anyone else we can think of.

Ingredients

  • 1 plain ciabatta
  • 1 garlic clove, unpeeled and halved
  • 2-3 large, very ripe tomatoes at room temperature, halved down the midd

Method

Preheat the oven to 190°C/170°C fan/375°F/Gas 5.

Start by cutting the ciabatta lengthways, arrange on a baking sheet and toast in the oven for 12-15 minutes until it has crisped up and is golden. You want the bread to be very crispy for the tomatoes and garlic to