Bake first sheet in preheated oven until pastry is golden brown and crisp, 22 to 25 minutes.
1 large tomato (about 12 ounces).2 tablespoons finely chopped mild onion, such as Vidalia.
1/2 cup diced (1/2-inch) day-old bread, preferably from a country-style loaf.Tomato water sauce.Tomato juice, Bloody Mary mix or V-8 juice, if needed.
5 tablespoons good olive oil.1 tablespoon finely chopped tarragon or chives.
2 chive flowers, for decoration (optional).
Cut the tomato in half crosswise, and squeeze the halves into a strainer set over a bowl to release the seeds and juice.Critics would eat and write, and diners would go.
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