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Heirloom tomatoes on toast

Done well, heirloom tomatoes on toast can taste like candy. The best tomato toast I’ve ever had was when the tomatoes are still warm from the garden. It sounds weird, but trust me, tomatoes on toast are harvest season’s most delicious treat!

Quality ingredients

Like any recipe, a yummy meal requires yummy ingredients. If you make tomato toast with sweet heirloom tomatoes, fresh sourdough bread, real homemade mayo, and beautiful flaked sea salt, it just might be the most delicious snack you make all summer long. You also want to choose large slicer tomatoes that can be easily harvested for the toast. Some good tomatoes to try are Kellogg’s Breakfast tomato, Brandy Boy tomato, Celebrity tomato, and German Queen tomato.

Just one note – please please please do not refrigerate your tomatoes! It makes their texture change and become kind of grainy. That is NOT what we are going for. It also changes the flavor and they no longer have the magical heirloom tomato taste once they’ve been in the fridge. Just leave them on the counter, or better yet, pick them straight from the garden before making your toast.

Tomatoes on toast are so yummy if you've got fresh heirloom tomatoes! Tomato toast is my all-time favourite summer snack. It's the perfect garden-to-table meal during harvest season! | home for the harvest #heirloomtomatoes #heirloomtomato #tomatotoast #tomatoesontoast #gardentotable #homefortheharvest
Tomatoes on toast are so yummy if you've got fresh heirloom tomatoes! Tomato toast is my all-time favourite summer snack. It's the perfect garden-to-table meal during harvest season! | home for the harvest #heirloomtomatoes #heirloomtomato #tomatotoast #tomatoesontoast #gardentotable #homefortheharvest
Tomatoes on toast are so yummy if you've got fresh heirloom tomatoes! Tomato toast is my all-time favourite summer snack. It's the perfect garden-to-table meal during harvest season! | home for the harvest #heirloomtomatoes #heirloomtomato #tomatotoast #tomatoesontoast #gardentotable #homefortheharvest

Heirloom tomatoes on toast: Ingredients

Heirloom tomato toast recipe:

Toast the sourdough until light brown. Carefully slice the tomatoes while the bread toasts. Spread a generous amount of mayonnaise on the toast. Add the tomato slices, overlapping them if you like. Top with salt flakes and freshly ground pepper. Enjoy while still warm!

This recipe is simple enough to make while you take a break from fall garden tasks or even out on the deck enjoying the crisp autumn air. Bring some freshly toasted bread out to the patio and enjoy open-faced tomato sandwiches while you enjoy the beauty of the fall garden!

Tomatoes on toast are so yummy if you've got fresh heirloom tomatoes! Tomato toast is my all-time favourite summer snack. It's the perfect garden-to-table meal during harvest season! | home for the harvest #heirloomtomatoes #heirloomtomato #tomatotoast #tomatoesontoast #gardentotable #homefortheharvest
Tomatoes on toast are so yummy if you've got fresh heirloom tomatoes! Tomato toast is my all-time favourite summer snack. It's the perfect garden-to-table meal during harvest season! | home for the harvest #heirloomtomatoes #heirloomtomato #tomatotoast #tomatoesontoast #gardentotable #homefortheharvest
Tomatoes on toast are so yummy if you've got fresh heirloom tomatoes! Tomato toast is my all-time favourite summer snack. It's the perfect garden-to-table meal during harvest season! | home for the harvest #heirloomtomatoes #heirloomtomato #tomatotoast #tomatoesontoast #gardentotable #homefortheharvest

A note on heirloom tomatoes

My favorite heirloom tomatoes for this recipe are called “Brandywine“, “Beefsteak“, and “Mortgage Lifter“.

When looking for an heirloom tomato to make tomatoes on toast, choose a sweet type that is good for fresh eating (as opposed to a paste type of plum tomato). These fresh-eating types are generally plump, round tomatoes advertised for their good flavor. Better yet, ask your local farmer at the farmers market for their recommendation!

Mary Jane Duford
Mary Jane Duford

Mary Jane Duford is a quintessential Canadian gardener. An engineer by trade, she tends to an ever-expanding collection of plants. In her world, laughter blooms as freely as her flowers, and every plant is raised with a dash of Canadian grit.

Mary Jane is a certified Master Gardener and also holds a Permaculture Design Certificate. She's also a proud mom of three, teaching her little sprouts the crucial difference between a garden friend and foe.

When she's not playing in the dirt, Mary Jane revels in her love for Taylor Swift, Gilmore Girls, ice hockey, and the surprisingly soothing sounds of bluegrass covers of classic hip-hop songs. She invites you to join her garden party, a place where you can share in the joy of growing and where every day is a new opportunity to find the perfect spot for yet another plant.

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