This is a classic Spanish tapa we ate at every single meal the summer we went to Barcelona. It literally translates as “bread with tomato” - how boring does that sound? Well it must be the method they use to make it: by rubbing the raw garlic and tomato straight on to the hot bread. It just works - it is so so yummy. We had to recreate it when we got back to the states and now we make it all the time! Why have plain bread when you can have pan con tomate??

Loaf of good bread like a ciabatta or pugliese

2 tomatoes

4-6 cloves of fresh garlic

Extra virgin olive oil

Salt and pepper

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cut bread into 1 inch slices, brush with olive oil. Bake (olive oil side up) bread slices on a cookie sheet for about 7 minutes, so it’s toasty but not hard.

Cut garlic cloves in half and rub the cut side vigorously on each piece of bread. Cut tomatoes in half and rub cut side on each piece of bread. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.