The best BLT sandwich recipe starts with the best ingredients. Layer the best bread, tomatoes, bacon, and lettuce for the ultimate BLT.
PREP TIME 5 minutesminutes
TOTAL TIME 5 minutesminutes
YIELD 1sandwich
Ingredients
2slicesfresh bread: Italiansourdough, or French are the best choices
1tablespoonsandwich spreadoptional
1 - 2leavesof fresh romaine lettucewashed and patted dry
1ripe tomato
3 - 4slicesprepared peppered bacon
Instructions
Toast the slices of bread in a toaster. (OPTIONAL: You could griddle the bread in olive oil for even more flavor if you prefer.)
Spread mayonnaise or your sandwich spread of choice over the bread. See the blog post notes above on fun sandwich spread ideas.
Layer the lettuce leaves over the bread.
Slice the tomato in 1/4 inch slices and layer them on the bread so that a bit of tomato will be in every bite.
Layer the peppered bacon over the tomatoes. You may wish to trim the bacon in half to make it fit the sandwich better. Learn how to make peppered bacon in the oven here.
Close the sandwich, slice it in half, and serve immediately.
Recipe Notes
Prep Ahead Tips:
If you want to prep the ingredients ahead of time for easy assembly later, you can:
wash and dry the lettuce, store in the fridge
slice the tomato and keep covered in plastic wrap in the fridge
bake the bacon and store in the fridge
Then to assemble your sandwich, you'll just need to: