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This blissful Tomato Sandwich is a summertime staple. Thickly sliced heirloom tomatoes are salted and sandwiched between two slices of bread that are swiped with mayonnaise. Serve this with a cold glass of Summer Sweet Tea for an idyllic lunch.
A few ex-boyfriends ago, I learned an incredibly valuable less: how to properly make a tomato sandwich. I am forever grateful.
During the summers we’d drive to Virginia to his family’s lake house. It was there where I’d buy big-ass tomatoes from old men who sold them out of their pick-up trucks parked alongside the road. They were beautiful and warm from the sun (the tomatoes not the old men).
Ingredients You’ll Need for a Tomato Sandwich
- Tomatoes. You need good-quality, gorgeous tomatoes for this sandwich. I like heirloom tomatoes but good beef-steak tomatoes are great too.
- Mayonnaise. I love Hellmann’s, Kewpie or Duke’s mayonnaise. If you are not a mayonnaise lover, feel free to use a beet hummus or whipped feta.
- Bread. I like to use simple, white sandwich bread. I think foccacia, ciabatta, or milk bread would all be delicious options too.
- Salt and pepper. I prefer to use kosher salt for this because the granules are small enough to really penetrate the tomato.
For the exact ingredients, please refer to the recipe index card below!
How to Make a Tomato Sandwich
- The first step to a glorious tomato sandwich is slicing the tomatoes. I prefer them to be about 1/4-inch thick. You don’t want too thin or too thick.
- Place the tomatoes on a few sheets of paper towels.
- Sprinkle them with a bit of kosher salt. Both sides. Salting the tomatoes, allows them to sit and drain. This makes it so the tomato sandwich doesn’t end up being soggy. NO SOG ZONE.
- Smother two slices of white bread with good-quality mayonnaise.
- Arrange the tomatoes on the slices of bread, add the other slice of bread and slice it up!
Recipe FAQs
Absolutely. Add crispy bacon and you’ll be on your way to my BLT sandwich recipe.
Take a look at my ultimate veggie sandwich! It has cucumbers, sprouts, tomatoes and lots of good ideas for add-ons.
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Tomato Sandwich
Ingredients
- 2 to 3 heirloom tomatoes
- Pinch kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon good-quality mayonnaise, (Duke's, Hellmann's, Best Foods)
- 1 loaf white bread
- Freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- Slice the tomatoes and arrange them on a few bed of paper towels. Sprinkle the tomatoes with a few pinches of salt and allow to sit and drain for 5 to 7 minutes.
- Meanwhile, smother the slices of bread with mayonnaise. Both sides!
- Place a few slices of tomatoes on the bread and sprinkle with a bit of black pepper. Top with another slice of bread and cut in half. Repeat with the remaining sandwiches.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
*This post was originally published on September 12th, 2014. It has been updated with new copy.
Are you insane? Tomato sandwiches are *supposed* to be juicy. Salting them to take the juice out beforehand is so…northern.
you know i’ve learned that life is so simple because of being *offended* you could simply JUST NOT MAKE IT THIS WAY. and move on with your life but instead you’re annoying.
I LOVE tomato sandwiches!!!! I’ve got to have the bread toasted, though. When I was a kid, we used to make a sandwich with lettuce, tomato, American cheese, mayo, salt and pepper on toasted bread. It was a BLT without bacon, I guess, but with cheese. We called them “those sandwiches”. Not sure why, but it stuck! SO SO GOOD!!!!!!!
try toasting the bread a little! it adds to the sandwich by giving a little crunch to go along with the soft, yummy tomatoes 🙂
Yes. There’s not much else that is as perfect as a good tomato sandwich. And it definitely has to be on white bread, it’s basically what white bread was invented for.
That doesn’t look like a Duke’s jar! Otherwise, looks perfectly delectable. Thanks 🙂