Open Face Tomato Bacon Sandwich.

Open-face tomato Bacon Sandwich—the right tomato sandwich. Thick-cut slices of ciabatta are evenly toasted with salted butter and garlic. The slices are then layered with summer season heirloom tomatoes, basil, and the yummiest scorching bacon dressing. This sandwich is just like a BLT however swaps the lettuce for basil. After getting the right late summer season tomatoes, it’s THE BBT (bacon, basil, tomato) to make. It’s tremendous delicious!

For so simple as this recipe is, it took me the longest time to excellent. Primarily as a result of I had too many tomato sandwich ideas floating round in my head. Deciding on simply which one to make was almost unimaginable.

After just a few rounds of testing and buckets of heirloom tomatoes, I landed on what I believe is the right tomato sandwich: the perfect ratio of bread, mayo, tomato, and salt—the three elements which can be a very powerful in terms of a very nice tomato sandwich.

Up till final yr, mayo was not an ingredient I used to be concerned with utilizing. So I get it in case you’re against utilizing mayo. However I discovered this yr {that a} good mayo generally is a welcome boost to salad dressings, sauces, sandwiches, and extra.

I needed to share a extra basic tomato sandwich, which usually consists of white bread, mayo, tomato slices, salt, and one other slice of white bread. I bear in mind my grandpa typically consuming this model of sandwich in the summertime. It’s not something fancy, however if in case you have a fantastic tomato, it’s scrumptious.

With that in thoughts, my purpose was to raise the basic tomato sandwich a smidge. Nonetheless holding it easy however build up the yum issue.

I actually do love this recipe.

Particulars

Step 1: the new bacon dressing

I’m certain a lot of you might be accustomed to this dressing. I make it on a regular basis for salads and use all of it yr lengthy. I normally swap in/out completely different sorts of vinegar and herbs, relying on the dish.

A mixture of crispy bacon, olive oil, apple cider vinegar, fig preserves, a shallot, chili flakes, salt, and pepper. No herbs since we’re utilizing a lot basil for the sandwich.

The dressing actually packs within the taste, including a component of savory, salty, and spicy. The preserves add a contact of sweetness that compliments the salty bacon and chili flakes.

Step 2: the bread

Most purists will inform you to make use of tender white bread, however that’s simply not my factor. What’s my factor is my buttery ciabatta.

Slice a loaf of ciabatta bread and toss it with slices or cubes of chilly salted butter and garlic. Then bake for a couple of minutes till the butter melts over the bread slices and begins to brown. The garlic will get crispy and infuse the butter with yummy taste.

The thought is to evenly toast the crust with a still-soft inside. This creates the right steadiness of crunch and softness.

Step 3: construct your sandwich

I like to construct this whereas the bread is heat. Unfold a small quantity of mayo over the bread. If you happen to choose to not use mayo, you possibly can omit it fully, unfold basil pesto over as an alternative, or use room-temperature cheese (cheddar, cream cheese, ricotta, or burrata).

Then, the tomatoes. I like to recommend utilizing heirloom for the perfect taste. In case your tomatoes don’t look nice, use cherry tomatoes. They’re normally a fantastic possibility!

End with spoonfuls of the dressing, recent basil, and sea salt. To make the sandwich even higher, you may also add honey.

All that’s left is to eat it! I didn’t add a high piece of bread as a result of, personally, I believe the ratios are off with such a primary sandwich when you’ve got just some slices of tomatoes however two slices of bread. In fact, if that’s what you get pleasure from, go for it!

I’m excited for you all to make this! It’s nice for each this month and subsequent, the peak of tomato season!

Searching for different summer season sandwich recipes? Listed below are just a few concepts:

Italian Salad Sandwich

Every little thing Cheddar Tomato Bacon Grilled Cheese

Roasted Caprese Burrata Sliders

Kimchi Grilled Cheese

Grilled Vegetable Burrata Sandwich

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