The Juiciest Tomato and Tapenade Sandwich

The perfect juicy sandwich to celebrate tomato season.

0 minutes prep

10 minutes cook

Serves 2

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Ingredients

    The tapenade:
  • 37ggreen olives
  • 50gkalamata olives
  • 1/2 tbspcapers
  • 1 tsplemon juice
  • 1-2 tbspextra virgin olive oil
  • 10gparsley
  • 1/2small garlic clove
  • 2-3 tbspvegan mayonnaise
  • Tomatoes:
  • 3large tomatoes (beef, heritage etc any colour)
  • to tasteflakey sea salt
  • To assemble:
  • 1-2ciabattas
  • a handfulfresh basil leaves
  • a drizzleextra virgin olive oil

If you're deeply obsessed with salty, umami things and you love tomatoes - this is for you. The tapenade is the perfect accompaniment to the tomatoes, seasoning them perfectly. It's simple but absolutely delicious. Make sure you try in the height of tomato season!

Method

  • Blend all the ingredients for the tapenade and season to taste. 2 tbsp of the tapenade with 2-3 tbsp vegan mayo.
  • Bake the ciabattas according to packet instructions.
  • Thickly slice the tomatoes and season generously with salt.
  • Assemble the sandwich by generously coating both sides of the bread with the tapenade mayo then load the tomatoes in, top with basil leaves and drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and plenty of cracked black pepper. Enjoy!
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    Mia Jacobs

    Mia Jacobs

    Mia is a self-taught cook with an obsession with street food and an absolute hatred for parsnips. Before joining Twisted Green, Mia founded an online vegan cooking school in the midst of the global pandemic and began teaching people all over the world how to cook incredible vegan food from the comfort of their own homes. Her mission was, and still is, to help transform kitchens everywhere from a daunting space to one that’s filled with the irresistible aroma of frying garlic, and some very special plant-based grub. She also believes that crisps and hummus are a gift to humanity.

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