This recipe creates a gourmet snack. It features tomato toast slathered in savory blue cheese butter. This is a quick, indulgent bite that celebrates summer tomatoes.
Author:Hannah Rodger
Prep Time:5 minutes
Cook Time:3 minutes
Total Time:8 minutes
Yield:1 serving
Category:Appetizer
Method:No Cook
Cuisine:American
Diet:Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
2 slices of your favorite bread
1 large heirloom tomato, sliced
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1 ounce blue cheese, crumbled
Pinch of black pepper
Fresh basil leaves for garnish (optional)
Instructions
Toast the bread to your desired crispness.
While the bread toasts, combine the softened butter and crumbled blue cheese in a small bowl. Mix well until incorporated.
Spread the blue cheese butter generously over the warm toast.
Arrange the sliced heirloom tomatoes on top of the buttered toast.
Season with a pinch of black pepper.
Garnish with fresh basil leaves, if desired. Serve immediately.
Notes
Use ripe, in-season heirloom tomatoes for best flavor.
Adjust the amount of blue cheese to your preference.