Majorquin olive oil bread: bread rubbed with olive oil and topped with tomato

Majorquin olive oil bread: bread rubbed with olive oil and topped with tomato

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The quintessential Majorcan sandwich: crusty country bread, drizzled with olive oil, sprinkled with salt, and topped with either chopped or thinly sliced …

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Pa amb oli, or pamboli, is one of the most typical dishes of Majorcan and Balearic cuisine. It is very simple, and differs from bread with tomato in the amount of tomato used. It is often served with cured meats and cheeses.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time—
  • Total10 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodcru
  • Estimated cost$1.36 $0.34 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.62
  • $0.36
  • $0.34
  • $0.04

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Lay out the bread slices and drizzle with olive oil. Add a pinch of salt. ≈ 4 min
  2. For the “mashed tomato” version: cut the tomato in half lengthwise and spread the pulp evenly over the bread, after adding the oil and salt. The order of ingredients may vary depending on the family recipe. ≈ 8 min
  3. For the whole tomato version: wash the tomato and cut it into thin, parallel slices, which you then arrange on the bread slices that have been soaked in oil paint. ≈ 8 min
  4. Serve with cured meats, cheeses, meat (such as beef ribs), tuna, capers, and olives, or with fruits: figs, Cape gooseberries, cherries, grapes, or almonds. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Majorquin olive oil bread: bread rubbed with olive oil and topped with tomato

  • A few slices of country bread$0.62
  • olive oil$0.36
  • 1 small branch tomato (to rub on bread)$0.34
  • salt$0.04

Total$1.36

that's $0.34 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • A few slices of country bread
  • olive oil
  • 1 small branch tomato (to rub on bread)
  • salt

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