Open Tomato Sandwich

Description
Serves 4.

Ingredients

 * Thick slices of crusty bread
 * red ripe tomatoes, halved and seeded,
 * Olive Oil rough salt and freshly Ground Pepper.

Garnish

 * Pick your favourites of the following or use them allc Vinegar
 * fresh basil leaves
 * fresh Mint Leaves
 * stoned capers
 * anchovies
 * finely-sliced onion.

Directions

 * 1) Cut tomatoes in half and with each half rub the slices of bread.
 * 2) Pour the olive oil on a flat plate and press the tomato side of bread into it.
 * 3) Replace the tomato half on the slice of bread, sprinkle with salt and pepper and any of the garnish you like.
 * 4) Pile onto a serving dish and decorate with fresh basil or mint leaves.
 * 5) An alternative is to use tomato puree instead of fresh tomatoes