Pan con Tomate Recipe (Spanish Tomato Toast) Best Summer Antipasto

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil offers a similar flavor profile with healthy fats.

garlic

🥗Healthier: garlic powder

💰Cheaper: onion powder

Garlic powder provides flavor with less cost, while onion powder is a milder alternative.

vinegar

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: white wine vinegar

Lemon juice adds acidity with fewer calories, while white wine vinegar is often less expensive.

Wash and halve the Roma tomatoes.

Grate the tomatoes using a box grater to create a coarse tomato sauce.

Taste the tomatoes and season with salt, cherry vinegar, and black pepper.

If needed, adjust sweetness with sugar and umami with MSG.

Cut thick slices of crusty bread.

Lightly fry the bread in a shallow layer of olive oil, pushing down to make good contact with the pan until browned on both sides.

Dab the fried bread with paper towel and rub with half a garlic clove.

Drain off the juices from the tomatoes and season with extra virgin olive oil, mixing and tasting again.

Assemble by adding the tomato mixture onto the bread and optionally topping with flaky sea salt.

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