Pan con tomate
Pa amb tomàquet
Toast, garlic, a ripe tomato rubbed in, olive oil and salt — Catalan breakfast that is barely a recipe.
Recipe by I Want Some Food · Reviewed by the editorial kitchen. Native name preserved: Pa amb tomàquet.
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- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 5 min
- Total
- 10 min
- Difficulty
- Very easy
- Spice
- No chilli
- Cost
- Cheap nightUnder $8 USD · indicative, not a store price
About
Pan con tomate is bread, a cut tomato, garlic, oil and salt. The tomato should be ripe enough to collapse. If you spread a cold salsa from a jar, you made bruschetta's cousin, not this. Rub, do not pile.
Ingredients
Scaling multiplies the written quantities. Baking still prefers a scale.
Steps
Step 1
Toast the bread until the cut face is hard. Rub with the cut garlic.
4 minStep 2
Halve the tomatoes and rub the cut faces into the toast until the bread is red and the skins are empty. Oil, salt.
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Adaptations · 0 / 15 used. Resets 24 August.
Substitutions
Baguette → Any sturdy country loaf
Soft sandwich bread will flop.
Tips
- A grate of tomato in a bowl is allowed if the bread is too delicate to rub.
- Jamón on top is a different, also correct, breakfast.
History & culture
Catalonia's breakfast and a tapas default. Also the thing you eat while the rest of lunch is still arguing.
Tomato is New World. The rubbed-toast habit is 19th–20th-century Catalan, now peninsula-wide.
Traditional
Provenance: Editorial adaptation. Original editorial adaptation for I Want Some Food. Not copied from another recipe site. Official recipe photography is pending. Photograph: Juan Emilio Prades Bel via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tomate%20rallado%20sazonado%20con%20aceite%20de%20oliva%20y%20sal%2C%20para%20elaborar%20pan%20con%20tomate%2C%20gastronom%C3%ADa%20valenciana.jpg
Questions about this recipe
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How long does Pan con tomate take?
10 min all in — 5 min prep, 5 min cook. That is the time on this recipe, not a guess.
How many does it serve?
The recipe is written for 2 toasts. Scale the ingredient list on the page if you are cooking for a different number.
How hard is it?
Very easy.
How spicy is it?
No chilli.
What allergens should I watch?
This recipe is labelled for Wheat. Labels are informational — check the packets in your kitchen. This is not medical advice.
Does it fit a diet?
The published recipe is labelled Vegetarian, Vegan.
What does it cost to cook?
Cheap night — about Under $8 USD, as a grocery budget for this recipe, not a restaurant price.
What equipment do I need?
Frying pan.
How much salt do I put in?
The recipe lists Salt at ½ tsp.
What can I use instead?
Baguette → Any sturdy country loaf. Soft sandwich bread will flop.
Any tips from this recipe?
A grate of tomato in a bowl is allowed if the bread is too delicate to rub. Jamón on top is a different, also correct, breakfast.
Can I use an air fryer?
This method is not written for an air fryer. The core technique on the page still applies.
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