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My Best Tomato Sandwich
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Cracker
June 28, 2023
This is wonderful. My childhood memories of growing up in the deep South include a “chunked up”ripe beefsteak tomato, a generous dollop if Duke’s mayo, grind of pepper, and crumbled saltines all combined in a big iced tea glass. Eating this cool dish on a summer day was heaven. I can still see Aunt Annie Mae serving this on her porch. 😁
Jack
July 28, 2022
Here in North Carolina, Cherokee Purples have become the go-to homegrown heirloom in the last few years, maybe because they have a North Carolina connection. (Google it.) When I was a kid, my mom would peel and slice 3-4 homegrown tomatoes every day during the summer and leave them on a dish in the kitchen, for people to eat throughout the day. The sandwich from my youth, which I ate every day, was that pretty awful, homogenized white bread they used to sell back in the 50's (we used Sunbeam), Dukes mayonnaise (I don't think there was any other kind available), and a bunch of tomato slices. Sixty some years later I have given up some of my childish ways and use good sourdough or whole grain bread, and add fresh mozzarella. I still peel my tomatoes, however, and I still eat tomato sandwiches every day.
Deb H.
July 12, 2022
YUM!!!! Sometimes the most simple is the most joyous and delicious! Nothing better than a perfectly ripe tomato...on great toasted bread and my fave mayo!
pinky.ross74
February 18, 2022
Three ingredients (apart from seasoning); two proceeded foods, one natural... Five star recipe... The quintessence of American (healthy) cuisine ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
keithcancook
August 21, 2020
Add potato chips,I prefer ruffles with ridges,push it down and eat over the kitchen sink...mmmm
Virginia
March 10, 2020
One of my favorite tomato sandwiches is one made on a baguette, drizzle with olive oil and red wine vinegar, add slices of tomato, mozzarella and basil. Wrap in plastic wrap for a while and enjoy, really delicious. Will need to try this one.
Nick K.
December 17, 2019
Duke's Mayonnaise. Been making these for the last several summers and only just THIS SUMMER did a friend tell me to switch to Duke's Mayonnaise.
I go very lightly toasted white sandwich bread, s&p the tomato, and generously spread Duke's on both slices. Simple, heavenly.
I go very lightly toasted white sandwich bread, s&p the tomato, and generously spread Duke's on both slices. Simple, heavenly.
John E.
August 22, 2019
The original southern recipe is simple. Bread (not toasted), mayo, ripe tomatoes and salt. Add pepper if you like. While everyone may like to add things, once you do you’ve created something different. If your tomatoes are great, you don’t need anything else.
Winness
July 24, 2018
I love mayo on one slice and yellow mustard on the oher (don't judge; I'm 70 and have been eating this sandwich since I was 6). If I have lettuce on hand, it goes in, but never cheese!
Donna T.
July 15, 2018
The great basil is a must with tomato. I place basil leaves in place of lettuce on my sandwich. Use as many leaves to your taste. Of course mayo with crusty 7 or more grain bread or on a plate with good olive oil or mayo sans bread for the low carbo crew. Tomato demands basil
Fawn B.
July 3, 2018
My favorite sandwich. But I rub fresh garlic on the hot toast first. So so good.
beejay45
August 20, 2017
Growing up in California I was blessed with a really long tomato growing season. My family reserved tomatoes for either eating warm, right in the garden, or almost exclusively for Mom's homemade tomato sauce (which went on the homemade ravioli). Don't hate me. I never had a tomato sandwich until I was an adult and had no more garden of my own. A friend brought some fresh bounty in from her garden, and showed me that there were other ways to eat fresh tomatoes. ;) I'm in the untoasted white bread, mayo and tomato camp, though.
This was a particularly welcome post, since I just got a couple of fresh grown tomatoes to play with.
This was a particularly welcome post, since I just got a couple of fresh grown tomatoes to play with.
tamater S.
August 6, 2017
Such an easy lunch for guests, or weekends when my partner's home: chunks of ripe-red tomatoes on bite-sized chunks of rustic bread, held together with mini-skewers, (in other words, not those horrid splintery things that are only good for applying glue to crafts). Salt & pepper of course, and optionally, a thin dusting of dried oregano or very thin cut basil. Drizzle olive oil if the bread wasn't mayo-ed. Sides could be anything from parm-curls, to (not too hard!) hard cooked eggs, tins of tiny smoked oysters, olives, cheeses, etc.
A screen-bowl protects all from flying critters. Too many fab optional accompaniments to mention really, but options are parm-curls, olives or a bowl of tamponade with little spoons, and cheeses.
For just myself, any - and maybe every - day of the week when the toms are just a reach away for the picking, it's a sandwich EXACTLY as Merrill Stubbs makes 'em.
A screen-bowl protects all from flying critters. Too many fab optional accompaniments to mention really, but options are parm-curls, olives or a bowl of tamponade with little spoons, and cheeses.
For just myself, any - and maybe every - day of the week when the toms are just a reach away for the picking, it's a sandwich EXACTLY as Merrill Stubbs makes 'em.
frankie
August 24, 2016
I agree, this is one of my all time favorite sandwiches. Down here is Louisiana the season is also short, from early June through the 4th of July, and they absolutely must be home grown tomatoes. So simple, yet so delicious. I eat them just about every day when I can.
Cathryn Z.
August 21, 2016
100% agree, ripe homegrown tomatoe, mayo and a good bread toasted with salt and pepper is the Nirvana of summer tastes. We have been living on them. Breakfast lunch and dinner. Such a short season...so catch it all.
Regina
August 14, 2016
My Aunt Elva used to make us the best white bread, mayonnaise, beefsteak tomato and Kraft Velveeta sandwiches. So simple, but I can't duplicate the taste or experience of eating this as a child hungry for lunch.
kschurms
June 9, 2016
People keep comments about what they would add to this recipe, but that's missing the point! It needs nothing, it's perfect as it is
Betty J.
September 10, 2015
Very very sad--the heirloom tomatoes in our community garden are gone for the year. I've already ordered my seed for next year from Baker Seeds. looking so forward to such a short season.
Gerry
September 3, 2015
Peter Pan peanut butter, red-leaf lettuce, a slice of onion, and covered edge-to-edge with any kind of heirloom (for variety) tomato on whole wheat. Want to truly "throw caution to the wind" try a PBB(bacon) LT, absolutely decadent.
Betty J.
July 3, 2015
this sandwich is great--but so is one with basil, or some nice crunchy lettuce, or a very thin slice of red onion, or a roma cut in half wrapped in a lettuce leaf--while gardening.
Cinnamin
February 19, 2014
I LOVE tomato sandwiches, possibly even more than Harriet The Spy! I could eat them for breakfast every single day. Sometimes I add a drizzle of sriracha :)
sue J.
August 29, 2013
I anxiously await the ripening of my tomatoes so i can enjoy tomato sandwiches with my mom. But we use Pepperidge Farm White Sandwich Bread. For us, it absolutely has to be that bread, lightly toasted. Add a mix of my thickly sliced, low-acid yellow and early girl tomatoes with a slather of mayo and call it pure heaven.
maryw.s.
August 21, 2013
When I was in about 5th grade, I would ride my bike home for lunch every day, and I would eat a tomato/lettuce/Miracle whip/white bread sandwich-I can still taste it!
Rebekah L.
August 17, 2013
Ok- my favorite sandwich as a kid was two slices of Wonder Bread, heavily slathered with Best Foods Mayo, salt , pepper, and grated cheddar cheese.
Kate
July 22, 2013
Add a little dijon mustard to the mayonnaise spread and top with a some chopped basil.
walkie74
July 11, 2013
This is good stuff, but I have to admit, I prefer mine with *gasp* Miracle Whip. Just saying...
allstar379
April 12, 2013
My mom grows her own tomatoes in our backyard, and I can't wait to try this recipe out when they bloom!
Dee G.
September 12, 2012
Our heirlooms have been outrageously good this year. Sometimes we can't even bring ourselves to distract from their flavor with anything other than salt and pepper. Every time I think I'm going to make a caprese salad or embellish our tomato sandwiches with basil mayo, I give it to the old standby like your "Best Tomato Sandwich". Simple works great!
mamajo
September 5, 2012
This is great but please try our version!
We grow our own heirloom tomatoes (Brandywine Reds are our very fave.)
We like light rye bread,lightly toasted.
Ranch dressing or mayo. (on both slices of bread)
Cucumber,thinly sliced, when available. (takes the place of lettuce.)
3 or 4 slices of Crispy bacon
then ,of course, a big ,thick slab of juicy,ripe tomato.
Season with sea salt and fresh-ground pepper!
YUMMY
If you ever get the chance to try a nice,home-grown Brandywine tomato,you will be a convert!
They have such a smooth taste,no bitter aftertaste! Around here though,they are almost gone for the season. :(
We grow our own heirloom tomatoes (Brandywine Reds are our very fave.)
We like light rye bread,lightly toasted.
Ranch dressing or mayo. (on both slices of bread)
Cucumber,thinly sliced, when available. (takes the place of lettuce.)
3 or 4 slices of Crispy bacon
then ,of course, a big ,thick slab of juicy,ripe tomato.
Season with sea salt and fresh-ground pepper!
YUMMY
If you ever get the chance to try a nice,home-grown Brandywine tomato,you will be a convert!
They have such a smooth taste,no bitter aftertaste! Around here though,they are almost gone for the season. :(
Eden W.
September 5, 2012
My mother used to make me the same sandwich with dark pumpernickel bread and sweet butter.
Indrani
July 18, 2012
An English friend of mine showed me a version of exactly this sandwich which probably sounds terrible to Americans but is totally amazing: It's exactly the same, except that after toasting the wholewheat bread, spread some butter on one side of each, then a thin layer of Marmite. Then a thin layer of mayo on top of one Marmite-d side, sliced tomatoes on top of that, and top it with the other Marmite-d slice, face down. It adds some extra salty umami-ness.
Rachel
September 13, 2013
I live in England and do something similar, but without mayo. I just use the butter and Marmite. I quite often eat them open faced and use a knife and fork.
Rachel
September 13, 2013
Oh, and I like to broil my tomatoes when they aren't at their best, with a drizzle of olive oil, or toss them in a pan with some olive oil for a few minutes.
Galapagos
July 17, 2012
My growing up favorite variant of this is peanut butter and tomato. I prefer rye toast for it but any good bread will do. The variant is:
Substitute butter for the mayonnaise.
Slather with your favorite peanut butter (I grew up with Peter Pan smooth).
Place on the straight from the garden sliced tomatoes.
Salt and pepper.
Eat while warm.
It's not worth making with anything but the best home grown tomatoes. Don't knock it till you try it. Anyone whom I've managed to get to taste this agrees it's a heavenly combo.
With acknowledgements to Mrs. Alvina Smith, our next door neighbor who introduced the Carey family to this sandwich and who taught me the love of gardening as a small child.
Substitute butter for the mayonnaise.
Slather with your favorite peanut butter (I grew up with Peter Pan smooth).
Place on the straight from the garden sliced tomatoes.
Salt and pepper.
Eat while warm.
It's not worth making with anything but the best home grown tomatoes. Don't knock it till you try it. Anyone whom I've managed to get to taste this agrees it's a heavenly combo.
With acknowledgements to Mrs. Alvina Smith, our next door neighbor who introduced the Carey family to this sandwich and who taught me the love of gardening as a small child.
Muse
July 8, 2012
I wait all year for Beefsteak tomatoes to ripen here in New Jersey...OMG I could live on these sandwiches until all the tomatoes are gone!
ihaventpoisonedyouyet
June 18, 2012
Wonderful idea for a summer breakfast. And I have to say that jamming a handful of arugula on top doesn't hurt at all.
Yumster
October 13, 2011
Ok, so I think tomato sandwiches are best when you are hungry, which for me means I use whatever I have in the cupboard. After reading so many of the responses to this recipe, I had to head to the kitchen. Here is what I just finished eating... yum! Lightly toasted wheat bread, a small wedge of soft cheese spread on each slice as it comes out of the toaster. Then a nice medium sized ripe tomato sliced into thin 1/8" slices (don't worry I use all the slices!). Once the tomato slices are stacked on the cheese covered toast, I drizzle a very small amount of extra virgin olive oil on them and add a bit of salt and pepper. Then for the finishing touch I add a layer of lightly crushed nacho cheese Doritos chips (Heresy, but so good!). It was tasty.... burrrrp!
kathydonovanmohney
August 28, 2011
This was also a "summer time" favorite from my childhood in Connecticut! My dad would bring in plump red tomato's still warm from the august sun and make us tomato sandwich's. He would make them on Wonder Bread toasted with Hellman's mayonnaise and a little salt & pepper. Nothing fancy, but to me it seemed like a gourmet meal! If we wanted to get fancy he would add a little Velveeta cheese (from the big brick). 50 years later, I'm still making them (just with a healthier bread) Hellman's mayonnaise and a little S & P. I am lucky enough to have married a guy who is just as in love with these as I am and is very content to consider a tomato sandwich dinner! Life is great with summer time tomato's!
ctgal
August 27, 2011
This was the sandwich of my summers in Connecticut when I was a child. Except for the bread, which was Wonder Bread. Mayonnaise and tomatoes on white bread...oh my!! Now I've converted to many grain wheat breads as in your photo. And don't ignore a fried egg on the same bread, toasted, w/ mayonnaise and a slice from a wonderful summer tomato. And, the other night, as the tomato supply from our CSA is waning, we indulged ourselves and had a B.L.T. with mayo on toasted wheat bread w/ a soft yolk fried egg in it too. I saw that somewhere and it stayed with me, but I was too embarrassed to make it. But I succumbed and it was divine!! Better than ice cream! I love your photos too. They make me want to pull the food off the page and eat it! Thank you so so much!
Merrill S.
August 27, 2011
You're so welcome! And thank you for sharing your memories and great sandwich ideas.
Kamila's K.
August 14, 2011
Kamila was my grandmother. She passed away in 1982. She made the best biscuits! Southern of course! She and my grandfather were farmers. Nothing in the summer time except right up there with the tomato sandwich was a good old "mater biscuit" Just biscuits made from scratch, slice of a summer garden tomato and salt and pepper! Soooo good!
Dflip
August 12, 2011
My favourite tomato sandwich is two slices of a very good sourdough bread toasted and buttered, with sliced fresh tomatoes from the garden, several slices of 4 year old white cheddar cheese, freshly cracked pepper and a sprinkling of Maldon salt. The salt pops in your mouth like the carbonation from a soft drink. The tomatoes don't cost a lot, so I make up for it with a great cheddar cheese.
For the decadent version I add a couple of slices of hickory smoked bacon and some pieces of cooked salmon steak.
For the decadent version I add a couple of slices of hickory smoked bacon and some pieces of cooked salmon steak.
Rachel
September 13, 2013
Cheese and tomato on bread is a very English sandwich filling, as is cheese and cucumber. I love them both!
amgracis
August 7, 2011
my favorite tomato sandwich is sourdough bread, spread w/ cream cheese, topped with sliced tomatoes (whatever looks best at the store), and sliced cucumbers (peeled or not, whichever you prefer), salt & pepper. Delish!
weekend A.
July 26, 2011
when i was pregnant with my son in the summer of 2009 my husband would make me two tomato sandwiches every morning and i'd eat them for breakfast - i craved them like crazy. i like them with cheddar cheese and the more mayo the better!
iCookInsteadofDate
July 24, 2011
It's been too hot to bother going back out to get beefsteaks or even romas...But I had a pack of cherry tomatoes...diced them up...some olive oil mayo...salt, pepper & a little bit of thyme.... incorporating the mayo together with the diced tomatoes made for a really sweet and very refreshing blend! Try it! I devoured my sandwich so fast, I'm afraid I want another!!!!
In the meanwhile I have some ideas with some leftovers poppy seed dressing or the gorgonzola I haven't finished! Enjoy!
In the meanwhile I have some ideas with some leftovers poppy seed dressing or the gorgonzola I haven't finished! Enjoy!
Merrill S.
August 27, 2011
Love the idea of folding the mayo in with the chopped tomatoes - will have to try it!
karina23
July 13, 2011
i just tried this simple yet amazing recipe, and my daughter and I simply fell in love with the taste! The city i live in in the Philippines does not sell those big red juicy tomatoes (i dont know what its called) but we have an abundance of the roma tomatoes around, so that is what I used. It was as delicious as the others described it in their comments. Oh, my daughter added grated parmesan cheese as well. Thanks for the recipe!
maggie'syumkitchen
July 11, 2011
I love all these delicious variations on tomatoe sandwiches. I often add garden cucumber slices for a nice satisfying crunch, with plenty of cracked pepper and kosher salt. A great fresh tasting combination of summer goodness
Mary S.
July 11, 2011
The photo of the tomato sandwich really caught my eye. My 96 year old mother eats these all the time but prefers them on white bread. BUT she INSISTS that the tomato be peeled! We, her children and her grandchildren tell her that she is peeling away some of the healthiest part of the tomato. She is from the south, and says that everyone ALWAYS peeled the tomao for a tomato sandwich! She has been telling us this for 60 years that I can remember, so it's not senility! Anyone else have her opinion?
saenyc
July 13, 2011
for what it's worth, my Southern stepmother always peels her tomatoes as well. partly, she says, because that's the way it's always done, but now adds that all of the chemicals and pesticides are absorbed into the skin...so it's healthier.
Pat E.
September 17, 2011
If you grew up on homegrown tomatoes the skins are often thicker than the grocery variety...maybe that's why
AZCupcake
July 11, 2011
This is the best way to eat healthfully and simply, and feel so incredibly satisfied with not only a delicious lunch, but life in general. Thanks for the beautiful photo, too! The textures and tastes are illustrated to perfection!
LaRiche
July 11, 2011
Fresh tomatoes make the best tomato pie!!!! In a pillsbury pie shell that is baked.......add cut up garden tomatoes, grated mozzerella cheese, mayo, salt and pepper, chopped garlic and basil. Bake about 40 minutes and it is to die for !!!!!
sUesUeTM
July 11, 2011
Or.... You can use the above ingredients and instead of regular mayo use Olive Oil Best Foods Mayo, add fresh mozerella and basil... Caprese Salad sandwhich. YUMS.
syren
July 10, 2011
They are all amazing tomatoe sandwhiches! Yumm....I roast my tomatoes, basil ,evo, rosemary, lemon thyme, sea salt , pepper, lemon zest. On any type bread roll, ( i prefer soursough Bagels) toasted or not.....smear cream cheese or goat cheese add tomatoes! So many variations to serve on,, But always Great!
XTINA
July 10, 2011
My grandmother still makes a wonderful Tomato Sandwich and we all wait in anticipation for the home grown tomatoes in our area. I have kids of my own now and they love them too...When I wanna change things up I mash my home grown garlic into the mayo for a bit of extra flavor or I'll add a slice of avocado or candy onion or torn pieces of fresh Basil...But nothing is finer then the original Tomato Sandwich on a multi-grain bread lightly toasted....
ngould
July 10, 2011
Best tomato sandwich by far open face!!
Place slices of bread in toaster oven or oven on flat tray and broil just until golden
Remove flip over and spread soft side with favorite spread (mine miracle whip)
Place sliced tomato slices on spread
Add sliced red onion if desired
Sprinkle with garlic salt or any other you desire
Place any kind of sliced cheese on top and return to broil till cheese melts and is bubbly
Delicious and make a meal with coleslaw or potato salad Enjoy
Place slices of bread in toaster oven or oven on flat tray and broil just until golden
Remove flip over and spread soft side with favorite spread (mine miracle whip)
Place sliced tomato slices on spread
Add sliced red onion if desired
Sprinkle with garlic salt or any other you desire
Place any kind of sliced cheese on top and return to broil till cheese melts and is bubbly
Delicious and make a meal with coleslaw or potato salad Enjoy
CSW
July 10, 2011
under normal circumstances and any other sandwich, the Eli's would be the way I'd want to go, but a tomato sandwich for me is best with a couple of slices of good ol' soft, white bread. Nothing beats a really fresh bread and a 'mater with just the right amount of acid in it. divine!
emlafox
July 10, 2011
Our family has been eating tomato sandwiches like this for as long as I can remember. My Mom said she has eaten them for 60 years!!! But a couple differences.. We call them Tomato Toast... and also, we prefer the toast to still be warm when we eat them so we have the tomato's sliced first, pop the bread down in the toaster, when it pops, put a little butter on one slice, mayo on the other and then pile on the tomato's, salt and pepper. The faster you can make it, the better it is with the warm toast! I'm just saying.... :)
Merrill S.
July 11, 2011
I can picture the mayo sinking into the warm toast as I read this -- delicious!
Kate's K.
July 10, 2011
Let's see...I have had approximately 5 tomato sandwiches this week :-) All of mine have come from my Better Boy plants which are producing like mad!
Dukes is my mayo of choice...
Dukes is my mayo of choice...
glitzgirl
July 10, 2011
Soo glad to read about plain ol' tomatoe sandwich fans. So many times I have had friends ask where was the bacon, like my sandwich wasn't complete! They just don't appreciate the purity of bread, mayo, tomatoe & a little salt & pepper. An addition like sweet onion is nice, but there is nothing like getting back to basics.
Bee
July 10, 2011
I love a tomato sandwich but, I use no bread on top. It's topless for me. I think the top slice of bread masks the lucious tomato taste. Wish I could grow my own, the racoons love tomatoes too.
Linddar
July 10, 2011
I have about 9 beautiful tomatoes (with more to come) on a tomato plant in a big pot on my patio. I've already eaten 3 and they were perfect although not Jersey Tomatoes. I actually ate one large one by itself with just salt. Yum. I wonder if they are available in Georgia where I live. Although some of my relatives ate tomato sandwiches years ago, I grew up eating bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwiches and they deserve a mention also.
A perfectly ripe tomato is an amazing treat. It is in a totally different league than most of the tomatoes we have available at the grocery store. Favorite lunch on South Beach....two thick slices of a perfect tomato, two thick slices of mozzarella cheese, drizzled with olive oil slightly seasoned with fresh garlic and lemon and garnished with fresh basil. Also, toasted bagel half topped with cream cheese, nova, onion and slice of tomato.
A perfectly ripe tomato is an amazing treat. It is in a totally different league than most of the tomatoes we have available at the grocery store. Favorite lunch on South Beach....two thick slices of a perfect tomato, two thick slices of mozzarella cheese, drizzled with olive oil slightly seasoned with fresh garlic and lemon and garnished with fresh basil. Also, toasted bagel half topped with cream cheese, nova, onion and slice of tomato.
TXExpatInBKK
July 11, 2011
I agree with you and Merrill... reminds me of my grandfather's garden when I was little and sitting on the back steps with a salt shaker, eating tomatoes until we thought we'd be sick.
georgiagirl
July 10, 2011
Wow. A tomato sandwich. Not really a recipe to tweak is it? We eat these in the country all the time. Didn't know I needed something so simple and generic referenced in a recipe book. Good to know. *sigh.*
TXExpatInBKK
July 11, 2011
I know, isn't it great to be reminded of life's simple pleasures? If I weren't stuck in the office I'd make a tomato sandwich right now, yum!!!
Evon
July 10, 2011
I,too, am a Southern "girl" and 75 years ago my mother took me swimming every day in the summertime. I was 10. There was a lady in the lobby of the pool who sold big old ripe tomato sandwiches for .15 each. How I loved those sandwiches! Thanks for the memory.
Jersey C.
July 10, 2011
must use Jersey tomato, berst tomato in the world, I also add fresh basiland light extra virgin oil, its out of this world......
Merrill S.
July 10, 2011
My husband, who is from NJ, would definitely agree with you on this one! (I'm pretty sold on Jersey beefsteaks too.)
hyacinth
July 10, 2011
this looks like something I would eat, with natural yogurt instead of Mayo, thanks
pegehr
July 10, 2011
Nancz~~that's what I was going to say...especially if you live in Jersey! add Vidalia Onion slice yummy. I'm going to have to try Eli's Health Loaf....using the oil/vinegar with seasonings sounds good and is like a tomato salad!
Merrill S.
July 10, 2011
Love the addition of a little onion. And if you haven't tried Eli's bread, you really should!
Rachel
September 13, 2013
I have to confess to eating onion sandwiches on their own, with buttered bread and salt and pepper. Also good with cheddar cheese, another English favourite.
jana6099
July 10, 2011
This receipe brings back memories from 50 years ago when I was young. We relied on the garden for food and this sandwich was a staple in the summer. I often forget to make one because buying tomatoes in the store is a lot different from going to the garden, picking the tomato, and smelling the stem area for the wonderful fresh picked aroma. Of course, its Miracle Whip over mayo for that little bit of zing!
Merrill S.
July 10, 2011
There's nothing like picking your own tomatoes. Or herbs, or berries, or squash, or....
wietje
June 22, 2011
Did I thank you? This is so simple and yet so good. I didn't have mayo so I use olive oil with grated garlic to toast and spread some dijon mustard.
chisai
June 5, 2011
I make this exact sandwich from when the tomatoes become perfect until it ends. It really is the best thing you can eat in the summer.
nan02
June 5, 2011
This is my FAVORITE summer sandwich but can't eat it without a thin slice of SWEET onion - yes, three times a week during tomato season.
greenfield
June 5, 2011
My mother made this sandwich for me every summer growing up. It's great with a really big, ugly brandywine heirloom tomato.
Hummusit
June 5, 2011
In the spirit of recent events (...) you should try substituting the mayo with aioli.
Schnacks
June 3, 2011
I agree with you on the grainy, nutty bread and lashings of salt and pepper. Being a Southern girl I've got to bring Miracle Whip to the party though!
TXExpatInBKK
July 11, 2011
Yes! I actually let out a "whoop" when I first moved to Bangkok and found Miracle Whip at the grocery store.
LeighBee
April 11, 2011
My favorite tomato sandwich is potato rolls, soft butter, and perfect tomatoes. A little salt and pepper, of course. Summer is on its way!
TheThinChef
October 25, 2010
Perfection is ripe tomatoes and good mayonnaise between 2 slices of good bread. Tomatoes have a "second season" in Florida starting right now as the weather cools down enough but still stays warm and humid for another month or 2...I am so excited for some good 'mater sandwiches! Thanks for the reminder :)
luvcookbooks
September 15, 2010
this is so amazing with a lemony home made mayonnaise, but otherwise I like it with olive oil (brushed on with a pastry brush) instead of mayo. otherwise totally in agreement...
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