Nothin' a homegrown tomato can’t cure.

“I guess everything about a tomato sandwich is really freaking important.”

Perhaps that’s why the platonic ideal of a tomato sandwich is something that is always worth searching for.

tomato sandwiches with mayonnaise

Credit:Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

When tomatoes are well-seasoned with salt, they ooze a lot of juicy goodness.

Mixed together with creamy mayo, it’s an intoxicating and flavorful liquor that the bread must capture.

It’s as simple as that.

tomato sandwich halves stacked on top of one another

Credit: Photo: Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox