Toasted 35 calorie wheat bread holding a summer tomato slice and lettuce. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo)

Summer Tomato Sandwich

Tomatoes continue to be the leading “fruit” people like to grow in the US and no wonder why: there are many varieties with a wide range of flavors from heirlooms to new hybrids.

Tomatoes are also a favorite homegrown crop to share. I was lucky enough to have a neighbor share one of her large yellow homegrown tomatoes, my first yellow tomato to try.

Being summer, I decided to take a lead from the traditional bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich only without any bacon.

lettuce and homegrown tomato ready for bread. (charlotte ekker wiggins)

I tend to add extra lettuce to anything, especially if I grown my own.

I also added salt to the tomato, a nod to the savory flavor bacon adds. And I toasted 35 calories per slice wheat bread, which gave the sandwich some much-needed structural support.