Over the years, we've become beach people. There's nothing quite as relaxing as spending the day at the beach, reading and playing in the sand. While I typically throw whatever we have on hand in the cooler, sometimes I'll make up sandwiches; like these tomato sandwiches.
This tomato sandwich is my perfect beach pairing. The salty taste from the olives and cheese is the perfect compliment to a thick slice of summer tomato. Add to that a large slather of hummus and you've got a perfect vegetarian sandwich.
One quick note: this recipe uses a half-batch of my olive tapenade cooking component. I would recommend making the full batch if you plan on cooking throughout the week. The olive mixture is wonderful with pasta, on pizza, and even with morning eggs.
Cheese: Swap out the feta for your favorite cheese. I also like goat cheese or slices of Swiss.
Melts: If you swap out the cheese and go with any kind of solid melting cheese, try this sandwich is a melt form. Assemble the sandwich as you normally would then pan-fry as you would a grilled cheese.
Grain Bowl: Ditch the bread and use grains instead to make a power-packed grain bowl.
Every time I end up at the market this time of year, I'm always drawn to all the varieties of tomatoes. It's peak time to snag fresh tomatoes and eat them for every meal. I always gravitate to the smaller tomatoes for use on salads but a big heirloom tomato makes a great addition to sandwiches.
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If you're in the mood for more sandwiches, you can pop over to the recipe page and check out the list of sandwiches to get inspired from everything from picnic sandwiches to grilled cheese sandwiches.
Ah love anything with feta...and hummus! Looks like a delicious combination 🙂
These sound awesome! I looooove tomato sandwiches. And mixed with olives? So many favourites in one place. Looking forward to trying this soon. Thanks for sharing.
It’s 10pm here and I want nothing more than these sandwiches!
This sandwich sounds like absolute summer heaven!! I always love your photography as well- makes me want to dive in and take a bite 🙂
Made this sandwich last night for supper and it was awesome! JFYI - I served a green salad tossed in the Liquid Gold vinaigrette from Cookie and Kate's "Love Real Food." When DH and I split a second sandwich, I decided to lightly toss the greens it the dressing and the lemony hit from the dressing was fantastic!