BLTs

Name: BLTs
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 18 min
Yield: 4 sandwiches
Ingredients: 8 bacon strips; 8 slices white bread, toasted; 1/3 cup mayonnaise; 2 medium tomatoes, sliced 1/2-in. thick; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 4 large lettuce leaves

Total Time Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield 4 sandwiches

Test Kitchen Approved

It sneaks up every year, but when the farmers market glows with bright red tomatoes or sunny orange and yellow heirloom varieties, there’s no denying that it’s finally BLT season.

Ingredients

8 bacon strips
8 slices white bread, toasted
1/3 cup mayonnaise
2 medium tomatoes, sliced 1/2-in. thick
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
4 large lettuce leaves

Directions

Heat a large skillet to medium. Add bacon strips; cook 3-4 minutes per side or until crispy. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate; set aside to slightly cool.
Spread mayonnaise on one side of each slice of bread. Line bacon and tomatoes on half of the slices; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Top with lettuce leaves. Place other half of bread slices, mayonnaise side down, to make a sandwich. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts

1 sandwich: 371 calories, 22g fat (4g saturated fat), 23mg cholesterol, 826mg sodium, 32g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 3g fiber), 12g protein.

Salty bacon, juicy tomatoes and crisp lettuce leaves are brought together with a slathering of mayo on toasted bread slices to make BLT sandwiches. It's a classic recipe for a reason! —Julie Andrews, Rockford, Michigan

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