Pa Amb Tomàquet (Catalan Tomato Bread)

Name: Pa Amb Tomàquet (Catalan Tomato Bread)
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Spanish & Portuguese
Ingredients: 2 , large ripe tomatoes, halved through equator; ½ teaspoon, table salt; 1 loaf, ciabatta, halved horizontally and sliced crosswise 2 inches thick; 1 , large garlic clove, peeled and halved crosswise; 3 tablespoons, extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for serving; , Flake sea salt

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2021, America's Test Kitchen TV

Tangy tomato pulp, charred bread, and robust olive oil define pa amb tomàquet.

SERVES4 to 6

TIME30 minutes

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Pa amb tomàquet— Catalan bread with tomato—is as simple as cooking gets. Ciabatta mimicked the airy, open structure of traditional pan de cristal. Halving the loaf laterally, opening it like a book, and cutting the halves into slices maximi...

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