The Perfect BLT
List of Ingredients
THE PERFECT BLT
The simplicity of the ingredients at their tip-top
best makes this homey sandwich a true classic.
Ours highlights each element, starting with
peak-season beefsteak tomatoes, large, crisp
lettuce leaves, sourdough bread, thick-cut slices
of bacon, and zesty mayonnaise with grated
lemon peel.
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10 to 16 minutes
Easy
8 slices thick-cut bacon (about 6 oz.)
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
4 slices sourdough bread (1/2-inch thick), lightly toasted
2 large green-leaf lettuce leaves, torn in half
1 medium (6 oz.) ripe beefsteak tomato, sliced 1/2 inch
thick
Potato Chips (optional)
1. Heat a large heavy-duty skillet over medium-high heat
for 2 minutes. Add 4 slices bacon; cook 2 to 3 minutes,
until golden brown. Turn bacon with tongs and cook until
just crisp, about 2 minutes more. Transfer bacon to plate
lined with paper towels. Repeat with remaining bacon.
2. Combine mayonnaise, lemon peel and pepper in small
bowl. Spread 1 tablespoon on each slice of bread. Divide
and arrange bacon on 2 slices of bread; layer with
lettuce and tomato slices. Place the remaining bread on
top of the tomato. Serve with potato chips, if desired.
Makes 2 servings.
Tomato tip: Select ripe tomatoes that are fairly firm;
remove core with a small knife. Hold tomato on its side;
with serrated knife, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices. If a
tomato isn’t quite ripe yet, don’t refrigerate (cold retards
the ripening process and robs the full tomato flavor).
Always store at room temperature. Recipe
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