How to Make the Best BLT!
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
5 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Total Time
20 mins
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Servings
1 sandwich
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Calories
1219 kcal
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Course
Main Course, Snacks
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Cuisine
American
How to Make the Best BLT!
Description
How to Make the Best BLT! centers around cooking bacon until crisp but not overly so, preferably by baking for ease. The bread is lightly buttered on both sides and toasted until just browned to add texture and flavor. Fresh green leaf lettuce and ripe tomato slices are prepared with care, using paper towels to remove excess moisture from the tomatoes. Sliced avocado adds creaminess, complementing the bacon’s saltiness.
The sandwich is assembled by layering mayonnaise or a chosen sauce on the toasted bread, followed by lettuce, tomato, bacon torn into smaller strips, and avocado slices seasoned with salt and pepper. Variations in the sauce provide options to customize the flavor profile.
Serving a BLT this way results in a satisfying sandwich with clear layers of texture and taste, perfect for a hearty lunch or light dinner.
Ingredients
- 2 lices white bread thick slices, hearty
- 4 teaspoons butter soft
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise or other sauce
- 4 lices Bacon thin cut
- 2-4 pieces green leaf lettuce
- 1 tomato perfectly ripe
- 1/2 avocado perfectly ripe
- salt
- black pepper
Instructions
- Start by frying your bacon. I highly recommend baking your bacon! The clean up is so much easier. Click here to learn How to Bake Bacon. When the bacon is crispy (but not TOO crispy!) take it out and remove to a paper-towel lined plate. Tear each slice of bacon in half so there are 8 strips. Keep warm until ready to assemble.
- While the bacon is cooking, prepare your bread. Spread both sides of your bread with butter. Place in a skillet over medium heat and toast lightly, it will only take a couple minutes. Flip each piece of bread and toast the other side. Don't overdo it! You only want a light browning. (Alternatively, you can toast your bread lightly in a toaster and then spread each side with butter). Set aside.
- Wash and dry your green leaf lettuce. Slice your tomato into slices that are about 3/8 inch thick. Place the tomatoes on a paper towel-lined plate so absorb some of the water.
- Cut your avocado in half, then slice one half into strips.
- Assemble your sandwich: Spread about 1 and 1/2 tablespoons mayonnaise* on your toasted bread. Top with lettuce fronds. Next add 2 tomato slices that have been sitting on a paper towel for at least a few minutes. Sprinkle your tomatoes with salt and pepper.
- Add all the bacon. You should have 8 half-strips of bacon. Pile 'em on!
- Top the bacon with avocado strips. Sprinkle with a little more salt and pepper, if you like.
- Spread the other piece of toasted bread with mayonnaise or whatever sauce you are using. Top the sandwich and gently press down. Use a sharp serrated knife to slice the sandwich in half. This recipe makes 1 amazing sandwich. Eat right away!
Notes
- Try different sauces like Garlic Aioli, Chipotle Mayo, or Sriracha mayo instead of traditional mayonnaise to vary the flavor.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 1sandwich
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1219 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 1219kcal | 61% |
| Carbohydrates | 60g | 20% |
| Protein | 29g | 58% |
| Fat | 100g | 154% |
| Saturated Fat | 30g | 150% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 28g | 165% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 37g | 185% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 119mg | 40% |
| Potassium | 2421mg | 52% |
| Fiber | 19g | 76% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 55047IU | 1101% |
| Vitamin C | 93mg | 103% |
| Calcium | 426mg | 43% |
| Iron | 9mg | 50% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
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