Classic Tomato Sandwich with a little twist!
Photos, recipe, and pottery by Allie Stack.
Allie Stack is an Asheville based ceramic artist who makes functional, brightly colored pottery with whimsical drawings often depicting items from our daily lives. To learn more about her, visit her website at: www.alliestackeramics.com and find her on instagram at: @allie.stack
Tomatoes are my absolute favorite food and I look forward to tomato season every year! For me, there is nothing better than a classic tomato sandwich - I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
Ingredients
1 heirloom tomato
½ cup duke’s mayo
½ cup basil
Squishy sandwich bread (I used a soft pullman loaf I got from a local bread vendor but I also love a classic white bread, a milk bread or brioche loaf!)
Flaky salt and pepper
Directions
Make the basil mayo (that’s the twist!). Add basil and mayo to a food processor and pulse until combined - we are looking for small pieces of basil flecked through the mayo, not necessarily fully blended in.
Slice tomato - I like a thick cut, roughly an inch thick but slice to whatever your preference is!
Spread a generous layer of basil mayo on each slice. Add tomato slices and sprinkle with flaky salt and a few grinds of black pepper. Enjoy!