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Pan con Tomate (Tomato Bread)

Name: Pan con Tomate (Tomato Bread)
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Spain
Ingredients: 4 slices Baguette; 1 Ripe tomato; 1 clove Garlic; 2 tbsp Olive oil; A pinch Salt; To taste Prosciutto or ham

Side Dish

⏱ 10 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐

Just rub ripe tomato onto toasted bread — a Catalan breakfast classic.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

A Catalan breakfast and snack staple: toasted bread rubbed with the cut side of a ripe tomato, then drizzled with olive oil and salt — nothing more needed. Sometimes topped with ham or cheese for something heartier, it's enjoyed from breakfast through evening tapas.

🌆 Where it's eaten: A Barcelona morning: enjoyed on a café terrace alongside café con leche, the simple pleasure of bread and tomato starting the day.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Baguette 4 slices
Ripe tomato 1
Garlic 1 clove
Olive oil 2 tbsp
Salt A pinch
Prosciutto or ham To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Toast the bread.
If desired, rub the cut side of a garlic clove onto the bread for fragrance.
Halve the tomato and rub the cut side onto the bread, letting the pulp soak in.
Drizzle with olive oil.
Sprinkle with salt.
Top with ham if desired, and serve.

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