August, sliced

A ripe August tomato is the argument against the rest of the food internet. You slice it thick. You salt it like you mean it. You add oil that tastes like something. Bread is optional and usually correct. That is the dish. That is the review.

If it is truly in season it will leak on the board in a way that makes you hush. If it does not, you bought a prop. Go to a market. Use your nose. Do not be a coward about ugly fruit.

Salt, oil, the actual fruit. If your tomato needs a recipe, it is not August yet.