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Pan Con Tomate - Spanish Tomato Bread

Published: Sep 2, 2020 · Last Updated: Oct 21, 2022 by Aimee - This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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Pan con tomate is a delicious Mediterranean dish. This Spanish tomato bread recipe uses fresh tomatoes and garlic, along with toasted bread, for an easy, delicious appetizer or snack.

pan con tomate - spanish tomato bread

Lately, we've been looking for food to transport us to another place. Since we can't really travel ourselves.

So this pan con tomate has been one of the dishes that's been on our menu lately. It makes us feel like we're vacationing in Spain. It makes us think of sunny days on the Mediterranean, or in the center of Madrid.

I think this dish actually originally came from the Catalan region, called pa amb tomàquet there.

Wherever you have it, however you make it, it's delicious.

Two ways of making pan con tomate

In one method for making this pan con tomate recipe, you halve the tomato and rub directly onto the bread, getting all the tomato juice onto the bread directly.

The second method for this Spanish tomato bread has you grate the tomato into a bowl using a grater, and then you spoon that over your bread slices.

Which way is better?

We tried both ways, and I like them both! The flavor of this Spanish tomato bread with just directly rubbing the tomato on the bread was really delicious, however the juiciness of spooning the tomato over the bread was also delicious.

I feel like if I were to serve this recipe to my toddler (who has a habit of making a mess), I would rub the tomato onto her bread for her. And if I were eating it myself, I'd probably spoon it over the top.

So the recipe in this post talks about doing it that way. Spooning it over the bread for maximum tomato.

Ingredients

  • Tomatoes - Roma, Campari, or Beefsteak
  • Loaf of crusty bread, like ciabatta or french bread
  • Olive oil
  • Garlic cloves
  • Salt

How to customize the dish

The pan con tomate is DELICIOUS served as is, but if you want to customize it, there are a lot of options:

  • Top with some Spanish ham
  • Top with roasted or satueed leeks or onions
  • Sprinkle a little cheese on top

What to serve with pan con tomate

The pan con tomate is delicious on its own as an appetizer or snack. But if you're going to make it part of a meal, here's a few ideas for pairing.

  • Spicy Calabrian Shrimp
  • Air Fryer Salmon
  • Creamy Pesto Cavatappi
  • Turmeric Chicken with Asparagus

Instructions

For either version of pan con tomate, you'll cut up your bread into medium slices and each slice in half, so you have a "face up" style of bread.

Lay them on a baking sheet.

How you cut your bread may depend on what bread you're using. Either way, you want a slice of bread you're able to easily hold in your hand and makes sense as an appetizer.

bread on a baking sheet

You'll then drizzle olive oil over each piece of bread and rub in. Or, alternately, you can use a pastry brush to spread olive oil over the bread.

Place in the oven under the broiler to toast up.

While your bread is toasting, prepare your tomatoes.

grating tomatoes for spanish tomato bread

Wash your tomatoes and cut them in half. Using a grater, grate each tomato until the flesh is completely grated, and all you have left behind is the skin, then discard the skin.

You should wind up with a bowl of tomato deliciousness that looks like this.

grated tomatoes

Remove the bread from the oven, rub with cloves of garlic, then spoon the grated tomato over the slices. Season with salt and a drizzle of olive oil as needed.

pan con tomate on a plate
spanish tomato bread on a plate
pan con tomate - spanish tomato bread

Pan Con Tomate - Spanish Tomato Bread

Recipe by Aimee
Pan con tomate is a delicious Mediterranean dish. This Spanish tomato bread uses fresh tomatoes and garlic, along with toasted bread, for an easy, delicious appetizer or snack.
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 5 minutes mins
Course Appetizer, Side Dish, vegetarian
Cuisine American, Mediterranean, Spanish
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 3 roma or campari tomatoes
  • ½ loaf of ciabatta or French bread
  • 2 cloves garlic, cut in half
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • sea salt

Instructions
 

  • Turn on your broiler to preheat.
  • Take your bread and cut it in thick (3-4 inch) slices, then cut each in half so you have slices that have faces.
  • Place your slices on a cookie sheet, face up, then brush or drizzle each slice with olive oil.
  • Stick under the broiler for 2-3 minutes until toasted.
  • While bread is toasting, take your tomatoes and slice each in half. Grate the flesh and insides into a bowl, using a grater or box grater. Discard the tomato skins.
  • Once the bread comes out of the oven, rub each slice with a piece of garlic. Put on a plate, and spoon the tomato mixture over each toasted slice of bread.
  • Sprinkle a bit of sea salt and drizzle with a bit of olive oil, if desired.

Notes

If you are using beefsteak tomatoes instead of roma or campari, you may only need 2.

If nutrition info is shown, values are based on an online calculator and are estimates. Please verify using your own data.

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