Double-T BLT

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: 30 mins
• 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.