Open Face Tomato Bacon Sandwich.

Open-face tomato Bacon Sandwich—the right tomato sandwich. Thick-cut slices of ciabatta are frivolously toasted with salted butter and garlic. The slices are then layered with summer season heirloom tomatoes, basil, and the yummiest sizzling 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 practically unimaginable.

After just a few rounds of testing and buckets of heirloom tomatoes, I landed on what I feel is the right tomato sandwich: the perfect ratio of bread, mayo, tomato, and salt—the three components which might be a very powerful with regards to a very nice tomato sandwich.

Up till final 12 months, mayo was not an ingredient I used to be excited by utilizing. So I get it in the event you’re against utilizing mayo. However I discovered this 12 months {that a} good mayo is usually a welcome boost to salad dressings, sauces, sandwiches, and extra.

I wished 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 type of sandwich in the summertime. It’s not something fancy, however you probably have an excellent tomato, it’s scrumptious.

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

I actually do love this recipe.

Particulars

Step 1: the new bacon dressing

I’m positive lots of you might be acquainted with this dressing. I make it on a regular basis for salads and use all of it 12 months lengthy. I often 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 concept is to frivolously toast the crust with a still-soft inside. This creates the right stability 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. When you desire to not use mayo, you possibly can omit it fully, unfold basil pesto over as a substitute, or use room-temperature cheese (cheddar, cream cheese, ricotta, or burrata).

Then, the tomatoes. I like to recommend utilizing heirloom for the most effective taste. In case your tomatoes don’t look nice, use cherry tomatoes. They’re often an excellent possibility!

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

All that’s left is to eat it! I didn’t add a prime piece of bread as a result of, personally, I feel the ratios are off with such a fundamental sandwich when you’ve got only a few slices of tomatoes however two slices of bread. After all, if that’s what you take pleasure in, 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!

On the lookout for different summer season sandwich recipes? Listed here are just a few concepts:

Italian Salad Sandwich

Everything Cheddar Tomato Bacon Grilled Cheese

Roasted Caprese Burrata Sliders

Kimchi Grilled Cheese

Grilled Vegetable Burrata Sandwich

Lastly, in the event you make this Open Face Tomato Bacon Sandwich, make sure you depart a remark and/or give this recipe a ranking! Above all, I like to listen to from you guys and all the time do my finest to reply to every remark. And, after all, in the event you do make this recipe, don’t neglect to tag me on Instagram! Wanting via the photographs of recipes you all have made is my favourite!