Spanish Tomato Bread (Pan Con Tomate)

5 from 3 votes

Spanish Tomato Bread (Pan Con Tomate)

Spanish tapas night or a garden full of tomatoes is the perfect excuse to make this Spanish Tomato Bread (Pan Con Tomate) recipe. It’s an easy and fresh 6-ingredient appetizer you can whip up in minutes!

Prep Time5

Cook Time5

Total Time10

Course: Appetizer, Snack

Cuisine: Spanish

Keyword: 10 minute meal, appetizer, breads, easy appetizer, healthy snack, mediterranean, snack, tomatoes

Servings: servings

Calories: 201kcal

Author: Lena Gladstone

Ingredients

1 baguette or use ciabatta bread
4-5 cloves garlic peeled
3-4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil more to drizzle on top
2 lbs heirloom tomatoes about 3 tomatoes
2 tabslespoons flaky sea salt more to taste (I use maldon sea salt)
1 cup basil chopped

Instructions

Cut a baguette in half and then into 2 inch pieces. Brush with olive oil on the cut side of the bread. If using ciabatta, cut in half and then in half again, you want to have 2 inch pieces.
Toast the bread in the air fryer for 6-7 minutes at 400F, or broil for 2-3 minutes (watch closely not to burn), or grill the bread for 2-3 minutes on the cut side. (Toasting/baking time will totally depend on the type and thickness of your bread.)
Take the cloves of garlic and rub generously on the cut-side of the bread all over.
Cut the tomatoes in half horizontally and grate on a large part of a box grater, leaving the skins. Finely chop the skins and mix into the grated flesh.
Finely chop the fresh basil and add to the tomatoes, mix to combine.
Lay the toasts out on a platter or board, add a few spoonfuls of the tomato and basil mixture, drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and generously sprinkle with flaky sea salt.
Serve immediately while they’re still crunchy.

Notes

Make Ahead: Make the tomato mixture the day before and add to a airtight container, keep in the refrigerator. Slice the bread and keep in a ziplock, peel the garlic and keep in a container. When ready to make, toast the bread and then you’re all ready to go with everything else.

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