Tomato Toast with Chives and Sesame Seeds
A fresh and flavorful open-faced sandwich featuring toasted country bread topped with garlic-lemon mayonnaise, ripe tomatoes, chives, and sesame seeds. This elegant yet simple dish combines creamy, crunchy, and fresh elements for a perfect light meal.
4 servings
8 min
Ingredients
- •1 clove garlic clove
- •½ cup mayonnaise
- •1 pinch Kosher salt
- •½ whole lemon
- •4 slices country-style bread
- •3 medium tomatoes
- •2 Tbsp chives
- •2 tsp sesame seeds
- •1 pinch Flaky sea salt
- •1 pinch black pepper
- •1 pinch Aleppo-style pepper
- •1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Mix garlic and mayonnaise in a small bowl. Squeeze about 1 tsp. juice from lemon half into bowl; season with kosher salt. Hang on to lemon.
3 min
- 2.
Spread a generous layer of seasoned mayonnaise over toast; shingle a few tomato slices on top. Sprinkle with chives, sesame seeds, sea salt, black pepper, and Aleppo-style pepper. Finely grate some lemon zest from reserved lemon over and drizzle with some oil.
5 min