Pan con Tomate is a super easy and quick Spanish tapas that is seriously delicious! It’s made from toasted bread and grated tomatoes, seasoned with garlic, olive oil and salt. It’s a super easy snack, made from just five ingredients – yet it is so full of flavour!
Pan con tomate, also called pan tumaca in Spanish, or pa amb tomàquet in Catalan, is a traditonal Spanish tapas, and my go to when in Spain. You will basically find it anywhere, even though it has some variations based on the region. It’s a traditional food of Catalan, Valencian, Balearic, Aragonese and Murcian cuisines.
I’ve been loving it recreating it at home because it’s so simple! Its simplicity makes it the perfect dish. It is great as an appetiser, a snack, or a side for any meal, from breakfast to dinner.
Traditionally, the tomato is rubbed onto the bread directly. Although I find it easier to grate the tomato so it is easier to extract the pulp and you can enjoy more tomato on the bread. This way, the toasted bread also remains nice and crunchy.
What ingredients you will need for Pan con Tomate
The secret is in the quality of the ingredients. The ingredients are only five, so be sure the highest quality ingredients you can find, so you can create a super delicious pan con tomate.
You will need:
- Ciabatta Bread
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Salt
- Garlic
- Tomatoes
How to make Pan con Tomate – Step by step instructions
- First, get your ciabatta bread and cut it in horizontal slices. Take each slice and cut in half vertically. Place the slices on a baking tray and sprinkle with olive oil. Bake in the oven until crisp and golden on the edges, at 180C for about 5/10 minutes
- Grate the tomatoes. This is not a traditional method of making pan con tomate but it’s a simple way that enable to get the most out of the tomatoes. The flesh will be grated off. Once you have enough pulp, season with salt and olive oil.
3. Once the bread is ready, take half a garlic clove and rub it gently on the bread (be careful this can be very strong). Then spoon the tomato pulp on the bread and serve immediately. Enjoy!
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Pan Con Tomate – Spanish Bread And Tomatoes
Equipment
- Oven
- Grater
Ingredients
- 1 medium ciabatta
- 1 beefsteak tomato large
- 2 tbsp Olive oil
- 1 garlic clove cut in half
- salt (better if flaky)
Instructions
- First cut your ciabatta bred in horizontal slices. For each one, slice it vertically. Place on a baking tray with baking sheet, cut side up, drizzle with olive oil and bake in the oven until crisp and golden on the edges, at 180C for about 5/10 minutes
- ln the meantime prepare your tomato. Grate it with a grater, the flesh will be grated off. Season with salt and olive oil.
- Remove the bread from the oven and rub it with the garlic. Do not over do it. Spoon the tomato mixture on the bread and season with salt and more olive oil if you’d like.
- Serve immediately as otherwise the tomatoes will cause the bread to become soft.
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