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Fresh Tomato Sandwiches Saturday Lunch on Longmeadow Farm
"The back door swings shut with a loud bang, people are balancing fresh back porch iced tea in frosty glasses, with ice tinkling and bobbing around, in one hand. In the other hand, clutched tightly; holds a sandwich that heralds the start of the long hot summer. A big shade tree has several old lawn chairs randomly placed beneath it, and our friends hurry to plop down, with a sigh of complete satisfaction as they begin devour their pleasurable, but simplistic tomato sandwich, and sip the sweet iced tea."
photo by kiwidutch
- Ready In:
- 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 4 large fresh tomatoes, sliced (1/4 inch thick)
- 1 large white onion, sliced (1/4 inch thick)
- 1 tablespoon butter, softened (to room temperature, can use buttery spread, but changes taste)
- 8 slices fresh white bread (not toasted, prefer homemade, but can use sandwich bread, soft)
- 1 teaspoon fresh chives (snipped in small pieces)
directions
- Slice onions, tomatoes, and chives if using.
- Spread butter (or buttery spread) on 4 slices of bread.
- Top this bread with onions, tomatoes, and chives (if using) in this order.
- Top with other 4 slices, and lightly but firmly pressed top bread onto tomato topped bread.
- Slice in half, on the diagonal, and eat immediately.
- Serve with fresh iced tea or lemonade.
- Sit under a tree and let the warm breezes lull you into total enjoyment.
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Reviews
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I have been making tomato sandwiches all my life just like this EXCEPT I do not care for Miracle Whip. I like mine with Hellmans (Best Foods) Real Mayonnaise. Also like a bit of basil on it. -
What a delicious, fresh-tasting, summery lunch! I used a couple of gorgeous, ripe heirloom tomatoes, sweet onion, buttermilk bread (not homemade, alas--but still good!), and added fresh-ground sea salt and pepper. The sandwiches were divine, dripping with tomato juices running down our fingers to our arms. The only change I'd make is that I think we prefer the flavor of mayonnaise to butter with tomatoes. The onion and chives were a marvelous addition that really brought out the sweet, juicy goodness of the tomatoes. Thanks so much for sharing, Andi! Made for Everyday is a Holiday tag game. -
OK this is NO FAIR!!!! Dinner is in 2 hours and I now want a tomato sandwich!!! Well I must simply indulge my weakness.... will rate later~ update... oh myyyyy.... I had to make it MINE!!! I was roasting a pile of garlic and simply just had to spread some on my bread... big sigh...yumm yumm! thank you!
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It's Saturday, it's lunchtime, and there's tomatoes on the vine! What better way to enjoy the afternoon than with a fresh-from-the-garden tomato which glistens like a giant ruby to make a couple of sunshine sandwiches. We used a silky spread of mayo mixed with pearls of roasted garlic in lieu of butter and cut the sandwiches into trianglular shapes that sparkled like diamonds! We served these delicious little delights with freshly made golden iced tea that glistened and shimmered over the cooling ice cubes and enjoyed it all on a platter of warm sunny day! :) -
wonderful sandwiches .love them this way .people should look at your recipes just for the stories you tell , you rock
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Tweaks
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This is a most delicious sammy. A few changes albeit minor. Instead of butter I used Dijon mustard, and I did toast (lightly) my FiberRich WW bread by Arnolds. I love it. This brings back memories for me as a kid this is what we had for lunches most days. We always had a huge garden with plenty of fresh tomatoes. Yummy Yummy. Thanks for the memory!~ Made for HolidayTag.
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Delicious and simple. This recipe totally depends on the quality of ingredients - I can't wait till summer when I make this again and the tomatoes will be even tastier. The only changes I made were a couple suggested by other reviewers: I salted & peppered the tomatoes, and I used homemade mayonnaise instead of butter. If I hadn't had homemade, I'd have used the butter, because you can really taste all the ingredients in this marvelous sandwich. -
My mum used to make us this exact sandwich when we were young (without the chives) and I still make it sometimes! DD loves it but she has it without the onion, with cucumber instead. This was my lunch today, didn't have chives so used freshly ground black pepper instead. Thank you, Andi, for sharing and reminding us of one of life's simple pleasures and for taking me down the memory lane! :) -
Tomatoes are my most favourite fruit! This was a perfect Saturday lunch, it was quick, easy and very yummy. I substitute the fresh chives with sprinkles of black pepper. Thank you Andi -
I really enjoy making fresh tomato sandwiches in the summer and these are delicious! I used fresh-baked bread from the bakery and a sweet onion instead of the white onion. The fresh chives are a nice addition. I can't say I sat under a tree, Andi, but I did have some sweet iced tea. This is the perfect lunch. Thanks for sharing!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Andi Longmeadow Farm
United States
I have been a member of food.com (Recipezaar) since January 2007. . I love to photograph food and have reviewed almost 1500 recipes. I used to be a forum host here for many years, but now - all that has gone away. Memories are all that exist. I hope you enjoy any one of my recipes and make it your own. Thanks for visiting my page.
