B.A.L.T
Bacon. Avocado. Lettuce. Tomato.
Awesome.
After doing the tomato mango salsa salad, it’s time to use the lettuce for sandwiches. Today was the B.L.T. with the avocado twist.
I used the old baked bacon trick. This time baked for only 12 minutes on a foil covered cookie sheet. I took four of those slices for the sandwich, ate one hot out of the oven, and still have two more for tomorrow’s tuna salad sandwich.
On toasted whole grain bread, I spread a smidge of mayonnaise. Then I put a couple of slices of tomatoes. I don’t usually put tomatoes on a sandwich because they are notorious at causing the dreaded spill of fillings. You bite into a sandwich with a tomato and most times the sandwich fillings with the tomato get squeezed out the backside. So, I place the tomatoes onto the bread to keep them in place. The lettuce goes next, and I probably put too many leaves. The four slices of bacon, and finally the avocado.
Now, it tasted pretty good at work, but probably tasted so much better freshly made this morning. It also could’ve used more slices of bacon, but really anything tastes so much better with more bacon.
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wow that really looks good and I probably should have eaten breakfast this morning.
Dang…
I love that you baked the bacon. I think it's healthier that way and crispier. And four slices is just about right. Did you use pork or turkey bacon? Turkey bacon is yum to me and has less sodium.
Now the avocado – i feel has no value to anyone, but that's just me. it's not my bag, i guess. i feel like a good mayo does the job just fine.
one experiment idea for the next time you make a BALT – have you thought about adding a dash of pepper? Or southwest seasoning? herbs can be interesting on a sandwich.
great food blog!
Yeah I should switch to a more healthier bacon such as turkey bacon, but my mind in the grocery can't reach for that.
I felt like throwing the avocado on because originally the sandwich was going to be an A.L.T. I was going to replace the fat in the bacon with the fat in the avocado. As I said, my mind in the grocery store just reached for the bacon. It definitely was an added touch.
I think I'll try your seasoning suggestion for my next sandwich – chicken salad.