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When tomatoes are in season, tomato toast<\/a> is the only thing I want to eat. I\u2019ll eat it for breakfast or lunch (some days, I\u2019ll even eat it for breakfast and<\/em> lunch) or as a snack. Over the years\u00a0\u2014 and with some tinkering on my end \u2014 I\u2019ve mastered the art of the<\/em> best tomato toast.\u00a0<\/p>\n The next time you\u2019re making one (or two) for yourself, follow these three rules for the perfect tomato toast.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Hear me out on this: You should only be swiping your bread with mayo<\/a>, not butter. Its creamy tang is the best counterpoint to sweet, acidic tomatoes<\/a> and crisp, toasted bread. I\u2019m partial to Hellman\u2019s (I grew up in the northeast), but Kewpie and Duke\u2019s will do the job just as well. And don\u2019t be afraid to go heavy with it. I always find the more, the better \u2014 especially when it comes to tomato toast.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Sandwich bread, even when toasted, is inherently floppy. For this, you\u2019ll want a sturdy slice of toasted country-style bread (sourdough works great too) that\u2019s at least 1\/2-inch thick. This ensures that yours can stand up to the combined weight of the tomatoes and mayo \u2014 anything less and you\u2019ll risk a tomato toast that\u2019s likely to collapse on itself.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n While I\u2019m typically allergic to keeping items in my pantry that are single-use, I make an exception when it comes to tomato toast. Here, Penzey\u2019s smoky seasoned salt<\/a> \u2014 an umami-packed combination of coarse sea salt, smoked paprika, sugar, black pepper, onion, and garlic \u2014 takes every tomato toast (or, really, any savory toast<\/a>) to the next level.\u00a0<\/p>\n Like mayo, I tend to go heavier with salt because I firmly believe the more you add, the better your tomato toast will be. (If you\u2019d rather stick with regular salt, pick a coarse salt like flaky or kosher, over a fine one, for sprinkling on top).\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n1. Always choose mayo (never butter).\u00a0\u00a0<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
2. Don\u2019t use sandwich bread.\u00a0<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
3. Take it to the next level with smoked salt.\u00a0<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n