I just made a Vegan tomato sandwich and the results were scrummy! My favorite part of summer is fresh, delicious tomatoes and if they're from my garden so much the better. They don't even compare to regular store bought tomatoes in my book. For a righteous tomato sandwich you gotta start with fresh white bread. If I'm gonna do it, I'm gonna do it right. I reach down in the bread bag and pull out the fourth and fifth slices down so that they're extra fresh. Save that first couple of slices for toast. I usually slather the bread with mayo that's gotta be Duke's or Hellman's (light!), add several thinly sliced tomatoes and then the piece de resistance, freshly ground white salt. Slap on the top slice of bread and it's heaven on a plate. This year, because I'm following a vegan diet, I tried it with Vegenaise. Wasn't sure how it would taste and I really didn't want to ruin the experience but I figured if it was awful I could just start over. I have 2 five gallon buckets filled with tomatoes after all. I always thought it was the flavor of the mayonnaise that set it off but the Vegnaise was very good. I couldn't really tell the difference.
The eating of the tomato sandwich can be tricky. The tomato sandwich should be eaten ASAP for best results otherwise the juicy tomatoes will soak the bread and your sandwich will be all wet and gross. I don't think it's the kind of sandwich that you want to to pack for lunch but then I've never tried it. Tomato sandwiches can be a little messy. If you don't bite through the tomato skin completely, the rest of the tomato may follow your bite out of the sandwich. Some advice: Don't wear white. I learned that the hard way. But Yummmm.
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