Tomato Toast with Basil Mayonnaise
Move over avocado toast, tomato toast with basil mayonnaise is the official snack of summer. It's healthy, delicious, and oh so easy to put together!
Servings: 8 slices
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 10 fresh basil leaves
- 1 tsp fresh lemon juice, optional
- 8 slices bread
- 3-4 large tomatoes
- fresh cracked black pepper
- sea salt
Instructions
- Put the mayo in a small bowl or jar. Stack the basil leaves and then roll them into a tight 'cigar'. Slice the roll very thinly with a sharp knife. Add the basil to the mayo, loosening up the basil ribbons with your fingers. Blend together with the lemon juice and refrigerate until needed.
- Toast the bread in a toaster or in a pan on the stove. Be sure to toast both sides.
- Slice the tomatoes thinly.
- Spread a generous layer of mayo on each slice or bread and top with tomato slices, slightly overlapping depending on size. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and serve immediatley.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 slice · Calories: 184 kcal · Carbohydrates: 16 g · Protein: 4 g · Fat: 12 g · Saturated Fat: 2 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 7 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 3 g · Trans Fat: 0.03 g · Cholesterol: 6 mg · Sodium: 225 mg · Potassium: 206 mg · Fiber: 2 g · Sugar: 3 g · Vitamin A: 605 IU · Vitamin C: 10 mg · Calcium: 44 mg · Iron: 1 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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