Let Me Explain What's Wrong with This Viral Tomato Toast — Recipe Review

It might seem as though Andy Baraghani's tomato toast recipe has completely taken over Instagram this summer, especially with Bon Appétit declaring it in their own hagiographic call-out post: "The Recipe of Summer 2018." The recipe features thick slabs of ripe, juicy tomatoes shingled on sturdy slices of toasted country-style bread that has been swiped with a lemony-mayo. The whole stack is sprinkled generously with lemon zest, toasted sesame seeds, finely minced chives, flaky salt, and a drizzle of olive oil.

The resulting toast is nothing short of gorgeous — both swoon-worthy and Insta-worthy — and peak summer.

This weekend I taste tested Baraghani's against my tried-and-true tomato toast recipe to determine: Is Bon App's tomato toast truly the recipe of summer 2018 or just really brilliant viral marketing?

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