The Best Blt Bacon Lettuce And Tomato Sandwich Recipes

THE BEST BLT (BACON, LETTUCE, AND TOMATO) SANDWICH

The Best BLT (Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato) Sandwich image

Use the best tomatoes. Put away the fancy bread. And most importantly: Don't mess with it.

Provided by J. Kenji López-Alt

Categories Lunch Quick and Easy Sandwiches Sandwich

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

3 strips thick-cut, naturally cured bacon (see note)
2 slices high-quality sandwich bread, such as shokupan
2 tablespoons (30ml) homemade or store-bought mayonnaise (see note)
1 1/2 cups finely shredded iceberg lettuce (see note)
4 thick slices ripe tomato (see note)
Coarse sea salt, such as fleur de sel or Maldon
Freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

Place a griddle or skillet over medium-low heat. Add bacon and place a bacon press, skillet, or masonry trowel on top of it to keep it flat as it cooks. Cook until lightly browned on first side, about 5 minutes, then flip, cover again, and continue cooking until bacon is browned on both sides and fat has rendered, about 3 minutes longer. Transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined plate and set aside.
Place bread on same skillet or griddle and toast in bacon fat over medium-low heat, swirling occasionally, until evenly browned on first side. Flip and brown second side.
Lay toasted bread on a work surface and spread mayonnaise on both top faces. Divide lettuce evenly between both pieces of bread. Layer tomato slices on 1 piece of bread and sprinkle generously with coarse salt and freshly ground pepper.
Break bacon slices in half and layer them onto the sandwich in 2 layers of 3 half slices each, alternating the orientation of bacon in each layer for more structural stability. Close sandwich and cut in half diagonally. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 454 kcal, Carbohydrate 22 g, Cholesterol 47 mg, Fiber 7 g, Protein 17 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, Sodium 952 mg, Sugar 14 g, Fat 34 g, ServingSize Makes 1 sandwich, UnsaturatedFat 0 g