Hero BLT
Source of Recipe
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List of Ingredients
1/2 pound mixed tomatoes, such as red and orange cherry, yellow pear, Early Girl, beefsteak
5 oil-cured black olives, pitted and coarsely chopped
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon drained non-pareil capers
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/8 teaspoon salt
8 slices of bacon
1 loaf French or Italian bread, cut into 4 pieces (each about 6-inches long)
24 to 32 arugula leaves
Recipe
Halve or quarter the cherry oand plum tomatoes; cut larger tomatoes into a medium dice.
Place all tomatoes in a bowl. Add the olives, vinegar, olive oil, capers, red pepper flakes and salt; let stand for 10 to 15 minutes.
Saute the bacon unitl crisp; drain on paper towels. Set aside in a warm spot.
Cut each piece of bread three quarters of the way through; hollow out each side slightly. Broil the bread until lightly toasted.
Brush the bread with the marinade.
divide the tomatoes among the 4 pieces of bread. Top each with 2 slices of bacon and 3 or 4 sprigs of arugula.
Close sandwiches.
Yields: 4 sandwiches
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