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How To Make The Perfect BLT

Renee' Groskreutz
Make this easy BLT sandwich—the secret is to crumble the bacon!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Recipe
Cuisine American
Servings 2 sandwiches
Calories 800 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 4 slices thick artisan bread
  • 2 T. melted butter
  • 8 leaves sturdy lettuce like romaine
  • 1 large tomato sliced thin with seeds and pulp removed
  • 6 slices of cooked bacon drained and roughly crumbled
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Heat a grill pan on your stovetop on medium heat.
  • Wash and thoroughly dry the tomato.
  • Brush melted butter on one side of each piece of bread.
  • Once grill pan has heated up, place bread, buttered side down, on the grill pan.
  • Apply light pressure on the bread with a spatula, taking care not to move the bread. Toast until grill marks form on bread surface, approximately 2-3 minutes.
  • Repeat until all pieces of bread have been toasted on one side.
  • Allow bread to cool slightly.
  • Spread mayo to desired thickness on the non-grilled side of each piece of bread.
  • Add half of the crumbled bacon to the mayo layer.
  • Add the lettuce then tomato.
  • Add salt and pepper, if desired.
  • Add the second piece of bread, grilled side up.
  • Press down slightly on each sandwich and cut as desired.
  • Serve with your preferred sides and enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 800kcalCarbohydrates: 81gProtein: 29gFat: 42gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 24gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 65mgSodium: 1606mgFiber: 11gSugar: 10g
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