Name: Smoked tomato toast
Prep time: 28 min
Cook time: 47 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 6 toasts
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 400 g cherry tomatoes; 2 shallots; 4 tablespoons olive oil; 1 bayleaf; 1 sprig thyme; 1 garlic clove; 1 tablespoon oil; 200 g small pieces of smoked bacon; 4 tablespoons vinegar; 6 slices bread; 50 g butter; 200 g smoked cheese; Salt; Pepper

For 6 toasts, you will need:

1 400 g cherry tomatoes
2 2 shallots
3 4 tablespoons olive oil
4 1 bayleaf
5 1 sprig thyme
6 1 garlic clove
7 1 tablespoon oil
8 200 g small pieces of smoked bacon
9 4 tablespoons vinegar
10 6 slices bread
11 50 g butter (optional)
12 200 g smoked cheese
13 Salt
14 Pepper
Total weight: 1,290 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

30 min.

Cooking

50 min.

All in all

1 hour 20 min.

Preparation 30 min.

Cooking 50 min.

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Step by step recipe

Step 1 - ⌛ 5 min.

Tomato compote

Halve 400 g cherry tomatoes and season lightly with salt.

Step 2 - ⌛ 3 min.

Prepare and chop 2 shallots.

Step 3 - ⌛ 5 min.

In a frying pan over medium heat, pour in 4 tablespoons olive oil, and when hot add 1 bayleaf, 1 sprig thyme, 1 garlic clove and half the chopped shallots.

Season with salt and pepper, and cook for 1 minute without browning, stirring constantly.

Step 4 - ⌛ 1 min.

Add the tomatoes and mix well...

Step 5 - ⌛ 10 min.

...and simmer gently (cover if necessary).

At the end of cooking, remove and discard the bay leaf, thyme and garlic, then check the seasoning.

Step 6 - ⌛ 2 min.

Set the tomato compote aside in a bowl. You can strain it through a sieve (as in the photo) if you don't like the tomato skin, but it's not essential.

Step 7 - ⌛ 3 min.

Smoked bacon

Pour 1 tablespoon oil into a frying pan over medium heat. When hot, add 200 g small pieces of smoked bacon...

Step 8 - ⌛ 7 min.

...and grill to your liking.

Step 9 - ⌛ 2 min.

At the end of the cooking time, add the remaining chopped shallots, season with pepper and a little salt.

Cook the shallots in their own fat for 2 or 3 minutes, stirring regularly.

Once the shallots are cooked, remove and discard any excess fat from the lardons.

Step 10 - ⌛ 2 min.

Turn off the heat, pour in 4 tablespoons vinegar, then deglaze the bottom of the pan by scraping the bottom with a wooden spatula.

Set aside.

Step 11 - ⌛ 6 min.

The toasts

Preheat your oven to 200°C (390°F).

If you have a sweet tooth, butter the top and bottom of 6 slices bread, as shown in the photo, then place them on a sheet of baking paper on a baking sheet.
Otherwise, simply place the bread slices as they are.

Step 12 - ⌛ 3 min.

Garnish each tartine with a generous layer of tomato compote.

Step 13 - ⌛ 3 min.

Add bacon.

Step 14 - ⌛ 3 min.

Finish with the grated smoked cheese.

Note: If you're using a soft cheese (smoked raclette cheese, for example), check out this little trick.

Step 15 - ⌛ 20 min.

Bake for about 20 minutes, checking for color at the end.

Step 16

Enjoy warm or hot.

Remarks

If you don't have any cherry tomatoes, and this is the season, replace them with classic tomatoes cut into large cubes or slices.

Tomato compote and grilled bacon can be prepared well in advance, even the day before.

For an extra touch of smokiness, add a teaspoon (or more) of smoked paprika at the end of cooking the tomato compote.

Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	7 g RDI=10 %	15 g RDI=6 %	19 g RDI=26 %	255 kcal RDI=13 %	1,066 kJ RDI=13 %
Per toast	14 g RDI=22 %	32 g RDI=12 %	40 g RDI=55 %	548 kcal RDI=27 %	2,293 kJ RDI=27 %
Whole recipe	85 g RDI=131 %	191 g RDI=72 %	242 g RDI=331 %	3,285 kcal RDI=164 %	13,755 kJ RDI=164 %