Double-T BLT

Submitted by Hey Jude

"Another recipe I've discovered in my quest to find reasons to use oven-dried tomatoes. This was developed in the Chicago Tribune test kitchen."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup mayonnaise
• 1⁄4 cup finely chopped dried tomatoe
• 1⁄4 cup chopped fresh basil or 1/4 cup cilantro
• 1 pinch ground red pepper or 1 dash hot pepper sauce
• 12 slices thick smoked bacon
• 8 slices sesame semolina bread or 8 slices other firm bread
• 4 leaves lettuce, such as leaf or 4 leaves bibb lettuce
• 2 large tomatoes, sliced thin
• 8 leaves fresh basil or 8 sprigs cilantro

directions

1. Mix mayonnaise, dried tomatoes, chopped basil, and ground red pepper in a small bowl.
2. Cook bacon in a large skillet or on a foil-lined baking sheet in a 375°F oven until crisp.
3. Drain well.
4. Spread mayonnaise mixture over one side of each bread slice.
5. Top four of the slices with a lettuce leaf; divide tomato slices over lettuce.
6. Top lettuce with 3 strips of bacon and 2 basil leaves.
7. Cover each with 1 slice bread.

Reviews

[TEC4148]

Probably because we both travel for a living, BLT's have become a standard lunch and dinner sandwich in our home. This mayo mixture was good, but I would season with S and P next time.