A tomato sandwich is a
sandwich
A sandwich is a food typically consisting of vegetables, sliced cheese or meat, placed on or between slices of bread, or more generally any dish wherein bread serves as a container or wrapper for another food type. The sandwich began as a po ...
of
tomato
The tomato is the edible berry of the plant ''Solanum lycopersicum'', commonly known as the tomato plant. The species originated in western South America, Mexico, and Central America. The Mexican Nahuatl word gave rise to the Spanish word ...
es between
slices of
bread.
The bread of a tomato sandwich is typically spread with
mayonnaise.
A tomato sandwich may also be
seasoned with
salt
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,
pepper
Pepper or peppers may refer to:
Food and spice
* Piperaceae or the pepper family, a large family of flowering plant
** Black pepper
* ''Capsicum'' or pepper, a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family Solanaceae
** Bell pepper
** Chili ...
,
garlic,
anchovies
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,
parsley or
basil
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.
Adding cheese is also popular as an
open-face sandwich
An open sandwich, also known as an open-face/open-faced sandwich, bread baser, bread platter or tartine, consists of a slice of bread or toast with one or more food items on top.
History
During the start of the middle ages, thin slabs of coars ...
.
Seasonal preparation
In the state of
North Carolina
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they are most commonly associated with
summer.
See also
*
BLT sandwich
*
List of sandwiches
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* List (surname)
Organizations
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*
List of tomato dishes
This is a list of tomato dishes. This list includes dishes in which the main ingredient or one of the essential ingredients is tomato. Dishes prepared with tomato sauces as a primary ingredient are not included in this list.
Tomato dishes
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References
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Sandwiches
Tomato dishes