Farmhouse Tomato Sandwich & the Great Mayonnaise Debate

by Chloe Tuttle on August 8, 2009

in In the Garden, On the Farm, Recipes

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Oh, there is absolutely nothing quite so tasty
as that first homegrown tomato…

Heirloom tomatoes in bike at Big Mill B&B in Williamston, NC | www.chloesblog.bigmill.com/farmhouse-tomato-sandwich-the-mayonnaise-debate/

Homegrown tomatoes on the farm at Big Mill Bed & Breakfast, Williamston, NC

… and a tomato sandwich is even better!

Tomato Sandwich from the farm at Big Mill B&B | www.chloesblog.bigmill.com/farmhouse-tomato-sandwich-the-mayonnaise-debate/

Tomato sandwiches are always better with Duke’s Mayonnaise

There are many versions of this classic sandwich, but the down-home plain and simple sandwich made with white bread and Duke’s mayonnaise is the award winner.

Chloe's Farmhouse Tomato Sandwich

Oh, there is absolutely nothing quite so tasty as that first homegrown tomato…… and a tomato sandwich is even better!

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Prep Time: 5

Total Time: 5

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: farmhouse tomato sandwich, farmhouse tomato sandwich recipe

Servings: sandwich

Calories: 363kcal

Author: Chloe Tuttle

Ingredients

1 medium-size ripe preferably homegrown, tomato
2 slices bread
2 Tablespoons Duke's Mayonnaise
Salt and pepper

Instructions

Wash and cut the tomato into thick slices. Spread the mayonnaise onto both slices of the bread, one side only. Make sure to spread the mayonnaise to the edge of each slice of bread.
Place the tomato slices on one piece of bread. Add salt and pepper. Cover with the second slice of bread, mayonnaise side down, of course.
Cut the sandwich into two pieces and enjoy the best tomato sandwich ever. How to cut the sandwich is debatable-corner to corner or straight across the middle? We all have an opinion.

Notes

This recipe was featured on the Bountiful Kitchen, a part of Inn Cuisine.

Nutrition

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homegrown tomatoes in bicycle at Big Mill Farm B&B | www.chloesblog.bigmill.com/farmhouse-tomato-sandwich-the-mayonnaise-debate/

When I was a child I delivered baskets of tomatoes with my Schwinn bicycle to the restaurants in Williamston. Some were 3 miles away and I had to ride part way on a dirt road and partly on U.S. Highway 17. Surely couldn’t do it today.

Here in the Inner Banks of North Carolina, Hellman’s Mayonnaise is sold to transplants. And don’t even consider Kraft Mayonnaise.

Just remember, if it ain’t homemade, it has to be Duke’s.

If you don’t believe me, ask Eddy Browning, food columnist for the New Bern Sun Journal. He heard tell of various barroom brawls in this great mayonnaise debate. Eddy does advocate for homemade mayonnaise, so stay tuned. We will have that recipe on Chloe’s blog soon.

So it is just normal here in eastern North Carolina to see a display of Duke’s with six shelves, lest we run out ….. forsooth.