Name: Spanish ham with crusty bread & chopped tomato
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 4 firm vine-ripened tomatoes halved; 2 tbsp of your best olive oil plus extra for brushing; 12 thick slices of baguette; 1 garlic clove halved; 6 slices serrano ham each halved lengthways; 12 cocktail sticks

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Spanish ham with crusty bread & chopped tomato

5 min6 servings

This Spanish ham and chopped tomato dish served with crusty bread is ideal as part of a tapas evening or served up for a quick and easy lunch

Ingredients

4 firm vine-ripened tomatoes halved

2 tbsp of your best olive oil plus extra for brushing

12 thick slices of baguette

1 garlic clove halved

6 slices serrano ham each halved lengthways

12 cocktail sticks

Instructions

1 Sit a box grater on a plate and grate the tomatoes, leaving behind the skin. Drain the pulp in a small sieve, then mix the pulp with 2 tbsp of olive oil and season.

2 Brush the bread with oil and toast or griddle until golden. Rub one side with the cut side of the garlic. Just before serving, spoon some of the tomato onto each slice. Finish with a piece of ham, push in a cocktail stick and sprinkle over black pepper.