The World's Best B L T Sandwich
photo by Sjstyles
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
2-4
ingredients
- 1 good quality fresh baguette, split lengthwise in half,but not separated,soft centers removed
- 5 tablespoons hellmann mayonnaise or 5 tablespoons aioli
- 3 tablespoons basil pesto
- 10 slices bacon, cooked until crisp
- 2 large good quality tomatoes or 4 small good quality tomatoes, preferably beefsteak
- 1 head red leaf lettuce, leaves separated,washed,and dried
-
HOUSE DRESSING use 3 to 4 Tbs
- 1⁄4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1⁄2 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1⁄2 cup extra virgin olive oil
directions
- First make the house dressing, by combining all ingredients in a blender except for the olive oil.
- With the motor running, very slowly drizzle in the olive oil and mix until it is fully combined.
- Under a broiler or on a griddle, lightly toast the inside of the baguette.
- Combine the mayonnaise and pesto.
- Spread the pesto mayonnaise all over the inside of both halves of the baguette.
- Lay the bacon along the length of the bottom half of the bread.
- Lay the tomato slices on top of the bacon and drizzle with the house dressing.
- Fill the remaining cavity with the lettuce leaves.
- Close the sandwich tightly.
- Cut on the diagonal with a sharp serrated knife into 2 to 4 pieces.
- You may need toothpicks to keep the sandwiches together.
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Reviews
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This was delicious. There's something about the savory-ness of the mayo combo with the tangy sweetness of the house sauce, that's just ooh-la-la! I didn't have a baguette so I used toasted sourdough bread. I bought a store bought pesto "sauce/spread" that didn't have pine nuts in it, so it wasn't the traditional pesto, it did have basil as it's first ingredient and large chunks of garlic, it was very tasty mixed in the mayo. It's worth the time and effort and one day soon, I'll buy the baguettes and have some folks over for brunch and serve them...YUM!!
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