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Pan con Tomate on a grey plate with tomato, salt, and tomato mixture.

Pan con Tomate

A classic Catalonian tapa, Pan con Tomate is simply crusty bread spread with tomato and garlic.

Course Appetizer
Cuisine Bread, Spanish
Keyword Bread, Dairy-Free, Tomato
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Author Annie

Ingredients

  • 2 Tomatoes On the vine, cut in half
  • 2 Garlic Pods
  • 1 tsp. Salt Kosher
  • Olive oil
  • French Bread Or rustic bread
  • Kosher or sea salt To sprinkle on top

Instructions

  1. Over a medium sized mixing bowl, grate the tomatoes until you reach their skins.

  2. Microplane the garlic pods and add into the tomato mixture with 1 tsp. Kosher salt.

  3. Slice bread to ½-1 in thickness and spread onto a rimmed baking sheet.

  4. Broil on high for 3-5 minutes.

  5. Remove from oven and drizzle olive oil on each piece of bread. Spoon desired amount of tomato mixture on each piece of bread and return to oven for another 3 minutes.

  6. Remove from oven and sprinkle with salt. Serve immediately.

Recipe Notes

You can make the tomato mixture in advance and store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.