As a kid I always loved BLTs. I think it may have to do with the fact that we rarely ate bacon, so I always looked forward to the crispy strip of bacon.
I don't like mayonnaise or cool whip or whatever that fake stuff is. Yeck! You will not find mayo in our house unless we have guests that REALLY like it. And if that's the case, chances are I'll make some homemade.
Instead of mayo, this sandwich uses pesto to add moisture and flavor to the sandwich.
This sandwich lived up to my hopes and desires! (that sounds a little too intense for food, doesn't it?)
This sandwich lived up to my hopes and desires! (that sounds a little too intense for food, doesn't it?)
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I'll give you the instructions at the end but it's really rather logical.
Cook up the bacon. I opted to try the oven route that I'd heard about before.
When Martha Stewart posted about it here I knew I couldn't go wrong!
Cook up the bacon. I opted to try the oven route that I'd heard about before.
When Martha Stewart posted about it here I knew I couldn't go wrong!
Cook up some simple basil pesto and toast homemade sourdough bread.
While I always encourage to make it from scratch, store bought varieties should work just fine too!
While I always encourage to make it from scratch, store bought varieties should work just fine too!
Slice up the tomatoes, add some fresh mozzarella and a leaf of lettuce.
If you like to add some homemade potato fries, an hour before you want to eat, get the oven and grab the ingredients.
Toss chunked potatoes in paprika, salt and avoado oil in a ziplock.
Scrape the potatoes at the halfway point and continue to roast until your perfect doneness. I like mine crunchy! My kids like theirs still soft. So I usually pull out some potatoes for them and then let mine and the hubs finish cooking.
I also sauteed a side of these greens I got at the farmers market. One of my favorite farmers recommended this leafy greens called Chinese spinach. The stems are good for eating as well as the leaves. So I chopped them up and lightly sauteed them in sesame seed oil.
Yum! I love greens!
The finished meal with a salad on the side.
My handsome judge declared it reallllllly good.
So I asked him his ratings and he said, a 4**** for dinner and a 5***** for lunch!
He described it as a sandwich we would find at an upscale sandwich shop.
Let me tell you these sandwiches aren't tiny and he asked for a second sandwich.
He's talking my love language!
My handsome judge declared it reallllllly good.
So I asked him his ratings and he said, a 4**** for dinner and a 5***** for lunch!
He described it as a sandwich we would find at an upscale sandwich shop.
Let me tell you these sandwiches aren't tiny and he asked for a second sandwich.
He's talking my love language!
Pesto BLT:
Basil pesto ingredients (typically basil, olive oil, garlic, etc)
Bacon
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Fresh Mozzarella
Sourdough bread
Make some homemade pesto and leave it warm.
(I'll share with you my basil pesto recipe soon!)
Cook bacon (either in oven or on stovetop).
Toast sourdough bread (another winning recipe I'll need to share with you!)
Meanwhile slice up tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and set aside lettuce leaves.
When toast & bacon are ready, smear on pesto on one side of both slices of bread.
Top with bacon slices, tomatoes, mozzarella, and lettuce.
Open wide! It's a thick, delicious sandwich!
Oven Fries
Potatoes (I like the red-skin type)
Avocado oil (Canola should work too)
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Paprika
Preheat oven 375 degrees F.
Toss ingredients in a ziploc and place on cookie sheets.
Try not to have the potatoes touching each other.
Bake in oven for 30 minutes then scrape them from sticking and toss about again.
Bake another 30 minutes or until it reaches your desired doneness.
Delicious!
Chinese Spinach Saute
Chinese Spinach
Sesame Seed Oil
Chop up chinese spinach including the stems.
Drizzle oil into wok.
Toss in spinach and stir a few times as it wilts.
(Don't overcook.)
Turn off and enjoy!
Basil pesto ingredients (typically basil, olive oil, garlic, etc)
Bacon
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Fresh Mozzarella
Sourdough bread
Make some homemade pesto and leave it warm.
(I'll share with you my basil pesto recipe soon!)
Cook bacon (either in oven or on stovetop).
Toast sourdough bread (another winning recipe I'll need to share with you!)
Meanwhile slice up tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and set aside lettuce leaves.
When toast & bacon are ready, smear on pesto on one side of both slices of bread.
Top with bacon slices, tomatoes, mozzarella, and lettuce.
Open wide! It's a thick, delicious sandwich!
Oven Fries
Potatoes (I like the red-skin type)
Avocado oil (Canola should work too)
Sat
Paprika
Preheat oven 375 degrees F.
Toss ingredients in a ziploc and place on cookie sheets.
Try not to have the potatoes touching each other.
Bake in oven for 30 minutes then scrape them from sticking and toss about again.
Bake another 30 minutes or until it reaches your desired doneness.
Delicious!
Chinese Spinach Saute
Chinese Spinach
Sesame Seed Oil
Chop up chinese spinach including the stems.
Drizzle oil into wok.
Toss in spinach and stir a few times as it wilts.
(Don't overcook.)
Turn off and enjoy!
My stomach is rumbling. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
(And disregard the colorful, diy magnets on the fridge...)
Your "pesto in everything", "bacon can be in nearly everything" Aly!
(And disregard the colorful, diy magnets on the fridge...)
Your "pesto in everything", "bacon can be in nearly everything" Aly!