With a side of potato salad, and a cup of tea!
Posted on 03/04/2021 6:08:55 AM PST by mylife
There is little to look forward to in the sweatiest days of summer—the days when it feels like you can’t cool down even if you peeled your skin off—except for the pleasure of a peak summer tomato and putting that perfect tomato in a sandwich.
People have many thoughts on how to construct a tomato sandwich, my preference: squishy white bread, lightly toasted; mayo (Hellmann’s is fine with me, though I know fans of Duke’s mayo have strong feelings here); salt and pepper; and thick slices of the plumpest, juiciest tomatoes I can find—the ones you feel tempted to cradle home for fear that they’ll burst en route. This sandwich, it should go without saying, is best eaten over the sink or with an ample supply of paper towels, because if you do it right, it’s messy as hell. I look forward to the scarce few weeks per year when I can eat this sandwich; in my opinion, a November or March tomato is just not good enough to carry something so simple. Luckily, the pro-tomato sandwich coalition has logged onto to defend our maligned icon. As some Twitter users have pointed out, the anti-tomato sandwich sentiments seem like rude digs at the South and to the idea of struggle meals. If the tomato sandwich grosses you out, perhaps the problem isn’t the sandwich itself or even the messy video, but your tomatoes.
Southern Living suggests this treat any time of year, but to really understand the tomato sandwich, I’d suggest setting a reminder for July or August; buying the best, ugliest heirloom tomato you can find; cutting that sucker into slices; then enjoying the experience, drippy mayo and all. If that doesn’t convert you, well, at least you tried it and didn’t just give in to petty Twitter outrage.
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It’s a badge of honor you crazy soft bread tomato sandwich eating man.
I’m still horrified.
Toasted Bacon, tomato, pesto, parm slice, olive oil drizzle on chiabatta~ “ I’m gonna kick all’s ya all’s asses!”
Glorified open face tomato sangwich,but damn yummy
I am so ashamed...I am paying top dollar for some ‘flavorbombs’ cherry tomatoes because I was jonesing bad for some good tomatoes! I get them from Samsclub. They take the edge off, laf.
I do it, too. I won’t buy large tomatoes, but buying cherry types in the winter, while waiting for my August crop of REAL tomatoes, is perfectly acceptable. :)
Laf.. LOVE the Wonderbread Ad!
I wear it proudly!!!! LOL
1968, amazingly!
“...I’d Sell My Firstborn...”
As mean as mine is, I’d have to pay somebody to take him...LOL
“...Extremely fresh, extremely white, extremely soft!...”
I agree with that, Diana, but what about the sandwich????
The rich? We’re they Hampton tomatoes?
Tomatoes...Black Cherry by the bowlful. My computer snacks.
How much? LOL
Where I live they also grow huge tomatoes. 1 slice is all you need. We are also in a warm climate similar to central Florida so we have tomatoes pretty much year round.
“Yes, add bacon and lettuce.”
and REAL mayo...and a little salt & peppa...mmmm.
Mmmmmmmmm!
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