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How to Make the Best BLT!
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How to Make the Best BLT!

This BLT sandwich highlights crisp bacon, ripe tomato slices, fresh green leaf lettuce, and creamy avocado, all layered on lightly buttered and toasted white bread. The combination offers a balance of smoky, crunchy bacon and fresh, juicy produce, with the optional addition of mayonnaise or alternative sauces for added flavor. Toasting the bread with butter adds subtle richness that holds up well against the sandwich fillings.

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 1 sandwich
Calories: 1219 kcal
Course: Main Course, Snacks
Cuisine: American

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

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Cut your avocado in half, then slice one half into strips.
  5. 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.
  6. Add all the bacon. You should have 8 half-strips of bacon. Pile 'em on!
  7. Top the bacon with avocado strips. Sprinkle with a little more salt and pepper, if you like.
  8. 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

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%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 1 sandwich

Amount Per Serving

Calories 1219

% 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.