Never had a BLT ... best recipe? More importantly, are they good?
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Anonymous
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You must be kidding.
But, agree with the previous poster: the key is the tomato. These sandwiches are best in summer with a farmer's market tomato. The other key is using more mayonnaise than seems reasonable. I like Hellmann's best. |
Anonymous
| Agree with most of what's been posted. Just wanted to add that I have one kid who detests mayo of any sort, so I make his BLT using a brush of olive oil on the bread and a slice of ripe avocado. Still very good. |
Anonymous
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This is one of those sandwiches that has things I normally don't care for (except for bacon, I always love that), but is perfection all together.
White toast (not Wonder bread, but a decent white loaf) Hellmans mayo Medium bacon (not so crispy it cracks, but not too chewy) Iceberg lettuce Sliced tomatoes. That's it. |
Anonymous
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Yes, when DS was allergic to mayo, he loved having the bread slathered in avocado instead.
Fortunately, he outgrew that allergy, so he now enjoys mayo, but he's still an avocado hound. |
Anonymous
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Really, op?
I had one today for lunch. Good as ever! |
Anonymous
+1 Only had enough bacon for one sandwich, and DW and DS were eyeing it. We ended up splitting it carefully as though it was rations and we were adrift at sea. |
Anonymous
| I don't like my bread toasted for BLT's! Plain bread, nice smear of Hellmann's mayo, tomato slices, LIBERAL multiple shakes of the salt shaker, CRISP slices of bacon, leaf of iceberg lettuce and another slice of white bread. I could eat my weight in them! |
Anonymous
| Not too crisp! |
Anonymous
Amen. Do not eat outside of July & August. Avocado is a nice addition too. |
Anonymous
| We use arugula instead of iceberg. Also do the same thing as pp who only toasts one side, leaving the bread soft on the other side. We put the toasted side inward, so the the mayo doesn't make the bread gloppy. |
Anonymous
| OP - get in your car, drive to Chapel Hill, NC. Go to Merritt's and order a double. I will accept your thanks when you return. |
Anonymous
| It is bacon. Of course it is delicious. |
Anonymous
| we do crispy bacon, no lettuce but avocado as mayo-spread over both sides of bread and tomato. Sure it is best in summer but it is till pretty good right now! |
Anonymous
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the key is the right mayo and that mayo is called Duke's Once you try it you will never use another mayo.
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Anonymous
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Reminds me of a former coworker. She called the office once on her day off, I happened to answer the phone.
She said "I think I might have used expired milk in my deviled eggs and want to know if you guys think they'll be OK"? I asked why in the world she put milk in her deviled eggs? "Because the recipe calls for it!" RECIPE?! |