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Pan con Tomate

  • Easy
  • 10 min
  • roughly 1 of 4 for cost
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan

aromatic · warm-spiced · briny · charred Leads with aromatics blooming from the first bite, warm spice humming through the middle, with a bitter-edged char at the rim.

Ingredients

  • Good crusty bread, thick slices
  • 2 dead-ripe tomatoes, halved
  • 1 garlic clove
  • Best olive oil you own
  • Flaky salt

Equipment

Grill · Grater / zester

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Method

  1. Grill or toast the bread hard.
  2. Ghost the garlic clove across the hot surface once or twice.
  3. Grate the tomato halves on a box grater; discard skins. Spoon over.
  4. Oil generously; salt; eat immediately.

At the Table

The Pour
Chianti Classico or Barbera d’Alba
Also Right
Vermentino for the lighter plates
From the Taps
Italian pilsner
Zero-Proof
San Pellegrino Sanbittèr

Tomato’s acid demands equal acid: Italian reds evolved beside the sauce, and the regional pairing is the safest law in wine.

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