World Flavors Cookbook

Tostadas con Aceite

The Spanish breakfast — thick toast rubbed with tomato and drenched in the best olive oil. The Andalusian morning ritual.

Cuisine: Spain

Ingredients

• 4 thick slices sourdough or country bread
• 2 ripe tomatoes, halved
• Extra virgin olive oil (as much as you dare)
• Flaky sea salt

Instructions

1. Toast or grill bread until golden and with some char marks.
2. Rub cut tomato vigorously over the surface while still warm.
3. Discard the tomato skins left behind.
4. Pour extra virgin olive oil generously over the surface.
5. Add a pinch of sea salt. Eat immediately.