This heirloom tomato toast idea is simple yet flavorful and delicious. Grilled toast is topped with an onion & chive cream cheese and fresh heirloom tomatoes. Use dairy-free cream cheese or gluten-free bread, if needed.
As a stay at home, homeschool mom, we’re usually home most of the week. Each day, you’ll either find me helping the kids with school, working on new recipes, catching up with email, or filming/photographing for upcoming posts. Needless to say, we’re quite busy here throughout the week, so quick and easy snacks and meals are a lifesaver! We cut up fresh fruit, make some fresh muffins, or enjoy toast piled high with some yummy toppings. Avocado is the norm, but since the weather is warming up and the markets are overflowing with fresh summer produce, I’ve been topping our toast recently with juicy heirloom tomatoes! I just can’t get enough of these beauties either, as you can see by this pizza, salad, and galette.
I grilled our toast too, which gave it even more flavor, because I obviously can’t wait until it’s summer. Plus grill marks just SCREAM summer, don’t they?! Just wait another month or two though and you’ll probably hear me complaining that I can’t wait until fall because it’s too darn hot down here in the south. For some reason, I seem to always wish it were the opposite season…
Under the juicy tomatoes is a creamy chive & onion cream cheese (I use dairy-free, but feel free to use regular) It gives the toast so much flavor and kind of reminds me of eating an everything bagel—so yum! If you don’t have access to heirloom or feel like spending $$ on tomatoes, feel free to use regular slicing or Roma tomatoes. Enjoy!
Grilled Toast with Heirloom Tomatoes with Chive Cream Cheese
- Total Time: 15 mins
- Yield: 1–4 servings 1x
Description
This toast idea is simple yet flavorful and delicious. Grilled toast is topped with an onion & chive cream cheese and fresh heirloom tomatoes. Use dairy-free cream cheese or gluten-free bread, if needed.
Ingredients
- 2–4 slices bread of choice (use gluten-free, if needed)
- olive oil
, for brushing bread
- chive & onion cream cheese (recipe below)
- 1–2 large heirloom tomatoes, thinly sliced
- a few smaller baby heirloom tomatoes, halved (optional)
- fresh basil, optional
- salt and pepper
, for brushing breadChive & Onion Cream Cheese:
- 8 oz. regular or dairy-free cream cheese
- 3–4 tablespoons minced red onion, more or less to taste
- 1–2 tablespoons chopped chives, more or less to taste
Instructions
Chive & Onion Cream Cheese:
- Blend together cream cheese, minced onion, and chives. Add more onions & chives if needed, to taste. Refrigerate until needed. Makes 1 cup spread so you may have some leftover, depending on how many slices of toast you make.
Putting It Together:
- Heat an indoor grill pan
(or regular grill) over medium-high heat. Brush each side of bread with olive oil and place on the hot grill for 1 minute or so per side, until grill marks begin to appear. Flip and repeat on the other side.
- Top the grilled toast with a slather of chive & onion cream cheese and sliced tomatoes. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and if desired, some basil ribbons.
- Inspired by this recipe on Food & Wine.
(or regular grill) over medium-high heat. Brush each side of bread with olive oil and place on the hot grill for 1 minute or so per side, until grill marks begin to appear. Flip and repeat on the other side.- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Category: Vegan, Vegetarian, Dairy Free
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I can’t wait until my tomatoes are ripe and I can make this gorgeous toast!
This looks really yummy! I’m not a huge lover of tomatoes but my husband is. Ps your photography is amazing!
Thank you Jade!
I would love to try this recipe Joscelyn . My daughter is going to love this toast recipe. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
OMG! These photos are making me hungry! They sure as heck looks so delicious I need to give it a try!
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This recipe looks absolutely delicious! I love having recipes to use up our fresh garden tomatoes each year, this one is going to have to enter the rotation!
xoxo, SS
Southern And Style
Oh my goodness, I would take this over a grilled cheese any day. Heirloom tomatoes are LIFE!
Haha! Yes! Thanks Chelsea!
This looks so amazing. I have some friends coming over on Saturday night. These would work perfectly with the wines I bought. Thank you!
Thanks Sam! Sounds like fun. Have a great weekend!
This sounds amazing! I love simple recipes that pack a huge flavour punch. I’m especially excited to make your chive and onion cream cheese. I’d put that stuff on every damn thing. Yum!
Christie’s Take on Life. xx
Thanks Christie!
This looks SO delicious. Now I have to wait a few days till the weekend farmer’s market opens. Pinned!
Hi Alexandra! I love Farmer’s Markets! Thanks for pinning!
I love seeing all your tomato posts Joscelyn! They are always so pretty! These toasts are so perfect as a snack any time of the day or I would not mind it for dinner too! Love the addition of chives in the cream cheese! That would give that perfect summer flavor! Very yummy ! 🙂 I wish it is the opposite season too lol! I love summer but find it too hot as well hehe.
Ah this looks so good! Trying this in the next few weeks. I’ve never tried heirloom tomatoes, so I’m interested to see how different they taste from Roma or cherry tomatoes.
Thanks, Larissa! Have a great weekend!
These pictures all look so good! Now I’m ready for lunch. My grandmother always had tomato sandwiches, but these look so much fancier and delicious!
Thanks Liz! Your grandmother’s sandwiches sound delish!
These pictures are making me hungry! Looks good!
Thank you! Have a fun weekend!
Oh if I’d only be a fan of tomatos. Maybe one day I will get over their taste and give this a try!
Thank you Nina. Have a lovely day!