Pa amb Tomàquet
The Catalan grocery-list lunch — toasted country bread rubbed with raw garlic and ripe tomato, anointed with olive oil and flaky salt. Use the reddest tomato you can find.
Ingredients
- rustic country bread4 thick slices
- very ripe tomato1 large
- garlic clove1, peeled
- extra-virgin olive oil2 tbsp
- flaky sea saltto finish
Steps
Toast the bread slices.
Toast the bread slices over a grill, in a dry skillet, or under the broiler until the edges are charred and the surface is crisp.
Rub bread with garlic.
While the bread is still hot, rub one side firmly with the cut face of the garlic clove — just a whisper, not a wallop.
Rub tomato into toast.
Cut the tomato in half across the equator and rub the cut side hard into the toast, squeezing the pulp into the crumb until only skin is left in your hand.
Drizzle with olive oil and salt.
Drizzle generously with olive oil and finish with flaky salt. Eat immediately while the bread is still crisp.
Nutrition, per serving. 290 calories. Protein 6 grams, 9 percent. Carbs 38 grams, 55 percent. Fat 11 grams, 36 percent. Fiber 5 grams, sugar 5 grams, saturated fat 1.5 grams, sodium 350 milligrams. Estimated from ingredients.

