You Say Tomato, I Say Tomato Toast

[elleng]

A Catalan favorite — toasted bread rubbed with garlic and topped with juicy, ripe tomatoes — is just the meal for those high summer days.

'Right now, as high summer hits, and with it, an abundance of fresh, vibrant tomatoes, some version of tomatoes on toast is a very good idea. It could be a classic American B.L.T. for lunch, or perhaps a platter of small Italian tomato-topped bruschetta to serve with drinks.

My current favorite combination takes cues from Barcelona, where a spectacular slice of toast is rubbed with garlic and juicy ripe tomatoes, then anointed with olive oil. Called pan con tomate in Spanish (pa amb tomàquet in Catalan), it’s beloved throughout Catalonia.

Many Catalan cooks simply cut a tomato crosswise and vigorously massage the garlic-rubbed toast with the cut side until red and juicy. Others grate the tomato flesh to make a coarse purée, pushing it through the big holes of a grater, then spooning it over the bread. (Some season the purée with garlic, olive oil and salt.)'>>>

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/20/dining/pan-con-tomate-recipe.html?

Garlicky Tomato Toast (Pan Con Tomate)
https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1019423-garlicky-tomato-toast-pan-con-tomate

HOPE I can find decent tomatoes; first 'farm grown' ones I found were not very good.

AND hope I can eat them; having heartburn worse than usual, checked and found have to eliminate caffienated coffee (and tea etc,) and chocolate, and lemon! No lemon in iced tea, these days! Hope tomatoes don't cause problems (when I find decent ones; neighbor grows them, but it's forecast to rain here for 10 days, so may be a while!) Guess I'll dream of Barcelona!

[procon]

1. That brings back some memories of my dad making Tomato Toasts

for us kids as a weekend snack. He worked in his veg garden where tomatoes were everywhere, so we ate a lot of tomato dishes. Sourdough bread grilled in a cast iron skillet with olive oil and lots of garlic and whatever herbs were around. Then he'd braise thick slices of tomatoes, put them on the toast, sometimes with a little melted ricotta or mozzarella cheese... mmmm!

[sprinkleeninow]

2. I hear ya re: 'tomahtoes', caffeine, lemon, chocolate, plus butter/olive oil.

Pretty much anything fried. Pizza, Italian dishes. Urrgh. I cut all fat off of our steaks and chops. None! 96% lean ground beef. 85% beef is tasty, yeah, but the thot almost makes me woof my cookies.

It's not heartburn per se, but catches me in the throat and a couple times I couldn't breathe, gasping and thot I'd croak. Scary.

I guess if you have these goodies in small quantities at a time and not 'stuff my face'! 😄

I got ONE German Pink on the vine only so far. The blossoms drop off. Too hot too cold too wet too dry high humidity, etc. I shake the blossoms every day. Got hormone spray but haven't used it yet. It's approaching 6' tall. Healthy, but a diva.
I won't give up onnit. Last year two hybrids did very well. Two potted ones. Husband also picked up a cherry tomato which is dinky and stinky. He dint know it was that kind.

[elleng]

3. I don't eat much, actually, haven't had butter or olive oil in a while

tho my friend may cook tonight! I feel burn in my esophagus, a gradual thing, and doesn't seem to matter what or how much I eat, but giving up caffeine seems to have relieved it; still feel the burn after meds wear off.

HOPING neighbor's garden produces 'soon,' and I sure as hell won't give up on tomatoes! Dad's favorites, he coddled them when he moved from NY to FL. He's gone now, so I hope for friends' tomatoes!

[mopinko]

4. gavescon.

tia

[elleng]

5. Thx