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Salt the tomatoes and let them weep

Heat the oven to 375°F. Put the tomato chunks in a colander set over a bowl, scatter with a teaspoon of the salt and leave for 30 minutes. Keep every drop of the juice that collects.

— That juice is the best-tasting liquid in the recipe and it is usually poured down the sink. It seasons the bread more deeply than any dressing you could mix.