How to Make a Fresh Tomato Sandwich

The best tomato sandwich is made with fresh tomatoes, right off the vine, and still warm from the sun. Large, juicy, fruit-like beefsteak tomatoes yield the most flavor, but any kind of large garden tomato will work.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• A toaster
• A serrated knife
• One large garden tomato
• 2 slices of bread
• Lettuce leaves (romaine, red leaf, green leaf or butter lettuce are best), washed and dried
• Cheese slices (optional)
• Mayonnaise
• Mustard
• Salt and pepper

1. Toast 2 slices of bread.
2. While the bread is toasting, cut the tomato with the serrated knife into 1/2-inch slices.
3. Remove bread from toaster. On one slice, spread a layer of mayonnaise; on the other, spread the mustard.
4. To keep the bread from getting soggy from the tomato, lay a leaf of lettuce on one slice.
5. Arrange two or three tomato slices on top of the lettuce, overlapping them if necessary. Season the tomato with salt and pepper to taste.
6. If you want cheese on your sandwich, arrange cheese slices on top of the sliced tomato. If you are not using cheese, place another leaf of lettuce on top of the tomato. Again, this will prevent the bread from getting soggy.
7. Place the other slice of bread on top and lightly press the sandwich down with your hand to compress it.

Tips & Warnings

• Add other condiments and ingredients to your taste, but keep in mind that sometimes simpler is better.
• If you are on a diet, use whole wheat bread and omit the mayonnaise.
• Be careful when you pick up the sandwich to eat it; it will be juicy and sometimes messy.