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BLT Sandwich

Name: BLT Sandwich
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 6 rashers streaky bacon; 4 slices sourdough or bloomer; 2 large ripe tomatoes, sliced; 4 crisp lettuce leaves (cos or little gem); 3 tbsp mayonnaise; ½ small garlic clove, grated

Crisp bacon, juicy tomato and crunchy lettuce with garlicky mayo on toasted bread. A simple sandwich that's all about good ingredients.

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 10 min
Serves: 2
Level: Easy

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With only a few ingredients, a BLT is all about quality and balance: really crisp bacon, the ripest tomatoes you can find and cold, crunchy lettuce.

Salt the tomato slices a few minutes ahead to intensify their flavour, and pat them dry so the toast doesn't go soggy. A little garlic in the mayo takes it up a notch.

BLT Sandwich

20 min total · approx. 560 kcal per serving

Ingredients

Servings 2

6 rashers streaky bacon
4 slices sourdough or bloomer
2 large ripe tomatoes, sliced
4 crisp lettuce leaves (cos or little gem)
3 tbsp mayonnaise
½ small garlic clove, grated

Method

Season the tomato slices with salt and leave on kitchen paper for 5 minutes.
Fry or grill the bacon until really crisp, then drain on kitchen paper.
Mix the mayonnaise with the garlic and some black pepper. Toast the bread.
Spread the toast with the mayo, then layer up the lettuce, tomato and bacon. Top with the remaining toast, press down and slice in half.

Cook's noteAdd sliced avocado to make it a BLAT.

Calories are an estimate per serving. Diet tags are a guide only: always check ingredient labels for allergens, and see our food safety note.

BLT Sandwich

Ingredients

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