Late summer has to be one of my favourites times of year with all of the amazing fresh produce that is available and I particularly enjoy all of the field ripened tomatoes! One of the best, quickest and easiest way to enjoy all of those tomatoes has to be in BLTs! A BLT is a sandwich consisting of bacon lettuce and tomato and it is a classic with good reason as the salty bacon, the crisp lettuce and sweet and the juicy tomatoes is a magical combination! All it takes to make a BLT is to cook the bacon, assemble the sandwich and you are in cloud nine in less than ten minutes!
Mayo is a good addition to an already amazing BLT and since it is late summer, why not make it a basil mayo or a pesto mayo?
Just look at that perfectly ripe tomato!
BLT (Bacon Lettuce and Tomato) Sandwich with Basil Mayo
Prep Time:5 minutes Cook Time:5 minutes Total Time:10 minutes Servings: 1
A bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich is one of the best way to enjoy some nice ripe tomatoes!
ingredients
- 3 strips bacon
- 2 slices bread, lightly toasted
- 1 leaf lettuce
- 1 ripe tomatoes, sliced
- pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoons mayo or basil mayo (optional)
directions
- Cook the bacon until crispy, assemble the sandwich and enjoy.
blt’s are the best sandwiches.
Bacon and tomato, 2 of the best ingredients ever. The last one with the egg looks awesome as well.
you just can’t really go wrong with such delicious ingredients.
i was just thinking about getting some nice bacon tomorrow!! sometimes such simple sandwich is just what we need.
Oh, BLTs!! What a classic! Especially with such beautiful tomatoes, yours look really delicious!
Ooh, ooh, the egg with the runny yolk!!! Oooh.
There’s nothing like a great BLT sandwich. Topping it off with a fried egg was pure brilliance! I love it!
Oh man, you are my kind of guy. I was just thinking about making BLT’s tomorrow (seriously, I really was planning on making them), and now I’m scrapping that plan and making these instead. I’ve had them with avocado before, and seeing it again here, in various forms, has rekindled my want of it. Your addition of egg is inspired. Bravo, Kevin!
Sometimes everything I want is a good BLT sandwich. This looks fabulous!
I have tried the Avocado too. I found I couldn’t taste it well enough to justify using it here. I linked to your blog tonight. Nice sandwich, I think I will repeat tomorrow.
Didi you eat all them alone?
I mean one after one other?!
I love the look of those sandwiches!
You make a simple sandwich look a gormet item! Looks yummy!
A classic sandwich :0) And hey, avocado makes EVERYTHING taste better – yum!
BLTs are one of my summer favorites that I’ve actually gotten my fill of this year! I love them so much. It really is all about the salty bacon flavoring the tomato.
Claud: I have been having them one or two per day. I find they go well at breakfast as well as lunch and dinner. I have been trying to get as much tomato enjoyment as possible while they are ripe.
How are you doing, Kev?! 🙂
Hi Kevin,
I just wondered which farmer’s market do you go to?
Kevin rico,rico,rico!!! yummy, yummy absolutely yummy!!!
I insist you make the best sandwich I know!!!! this is my next sandwich I will taste!!
Remember the freeze burgers I had yesterdayt The childs eat all them!! we arrive later yesterday and they were so hungry!! I have to do again! xxGloria
Those all look awesome! I really like the avocado addition to the mayo, nice and creamy.
So simple yet so good. Good sandwich choice, Kevin.
This is very very tempting. I think my family will enjoy the simplicity of this sandwich after the rich meals we’ve been having in the last week!
Yum! You’re making me hungry!
Such a simple sandwich yet packed with so much potential. I particularily like the addition of guacamole!
My FAVORITE sandwich is the BLAT – I love the combo of the avocado in the blt. I haven’t tried it with the guacamole though. I’ll have to give that a go.
I don’t think I’d dig the egg – the runny yolk kinda grosses me out. I can’t even watch our son eat his eggs because he likes them like that – UGH.
:: look away … look away ::
I love a good blt. I like mine with avocado mashed with garlic and olive oil.
timboxyz: I go to the farmers market at the St Lawrence market on Saturday mornings here in Toronto.
You’re such an inspiration Kevin. What a great idea with guacamole.
on my way to kitchen right now for a BLT… your post made me so hungry… great pic, Kevin 🙂
Kevin. I am totally addicted to BLT sandwich, but never made it at home. Shyly admit that bacon is my favorite thing in the world.
Kevin your really rocking those sandwiches! do you know I’ve never ever had a BLT so I’m way behind. you have inspired me to do something about it 🙂
Thre’s nothing like a BLT, in my book!
Somehow I knew when I saw the title of your post that you would put your own unique touch on a BLT. Love the guacamole addition!
Love the egg on it. Delish.
What a great idea to add guacamole – I never would’ve thought of that, but it sounds awesome!
I love BLT – and the guac make it sounds so awesome!
The king of sandwiches, the BLT, when made with top ingredients the sandwich doesn’t get any better. I like your avocado addition, however.
Thanks for including the directions Kevin. haha
This is the best sandwich around – Never go wrong with this!! I always add avocado and pretty much could eat this morning – Noon or night!!
I love BLTs. Try substituting the lettuce for alfalfa sprouts. The whole sandwich tastes so earthy. It is delicious.
Hi Kevin!
At this time of year, with ‘real’ tomatoes, I don’t think there is such a thing as a bad BLT!
You might want to try this one, for a special treat – use Applewood smoked bacon, and add sprouts to your already wonderful sandwich. I call this a ‘California’ BLT, and it’s awesome!
I love BLT’s. They never let you down. Your idea of adding the avocado sounds great and looks delicious!
Wow, those sandwiches delicious! If only I could make a sandwich as neat as that. You just reminded me that I actually haven’t had one in years if you can believe and you had one or two BLT(A)(G) in a day!
i love blt’s. i’m always looking for ways to spruce them up and the latest kind that i’m loving has pepper bacon, lettuce, tomato, provolone cheese, and spicy mustard on wheat. yummm.
My mom use to make BLT’s on a regular basis and I always LOVED them! The addition of Avocado sounds awesome, and I am going to have to try it. I always ate mine with mayo, but mashing some Avocado is going to be SO good!
It IS amazing how you can take such a simple sandwich and make it look so darn good!
Red Robin (restaurant) has the most amazing BLATT (bacon, lettuce, avocado, tomato, and turkey–on a crossaint! So good!
I just bought some little baby cherry tomatoes from our farmer’s market today that are almost like eating candy, so sweet and good!
Well Kevin, since your recipes are so Brillent, we’ve given you the Brillent Weblog Award!
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Drooling everytime we visit your site…………
The DeL sisters
How funny Kevin, I made a version of this tonight before reading your blog. Applewood bacon, Heirloom tomato and arugula. You’d be proud. Your photo looks awesome!
–Marc
You are really something Kevin! Whats your secret to staying thin? How do you do it with all this good food?
Omg I love fried eggs on my hamburgers! I’ve never thought of it on a BLT – what a fabulous idea! Kevin you have such a way of taking simple and classic to a whole new level!
guacamole is never optional with me these days–i can’t seem to get enough. lovely sandwich, kevin.
I’d like the one with the runny eggs.
I think I might need to make this RIGHT NOW for breakfast.
BLT’s are my favourite sandwiches, especially with multigrain bread, ooh fabulous.
Thanks for stopping by my blog too 🙂
I must try the egg trick, that sounds wonderful!
Kevin, you’ve created the best BLTs ever… Seriously. Wow. Gorgeous!
Classics always rock, Kevin!
blts are delicious. They are good with a little peanut butter. I swear.
This one is a BLT super sandwich. It’s a rainy Sunday and looks like the perfect remedy for grey skies.
my favorite sandwich!
Ii love the addition of the egg. I’m not so sure about the mayo though, bacon is greasy enough.
HEAVEN
The perfect BLT. I’ve given you an award. Come by my blog to collect it. 🙂
This looks great. I can’t wait to try with the avacado.
Your recipes are so wonderful and I’m so glad you share them.
Best,
Kimberly
http://www.kimberleekreations.blogspot.com/
I like the nrunny egg version.Now I think I can taste it in my mouth!!lol!
Thanks for the inspiration! I have yet to eat a BLT yet this summer. Your’s look delicious. I love the mashed avacado idea.
Now that is the way BLT are meant to be…looks great Kevin.
I am going to make something to eat now!!! I should have sent you some yummy tomatoes from the garden for this delish sandwich!
Yup – you know from my recipe that I love a really good BLT!
-DTW
http://www.everydaycookin.blogspot.com
Oh no, it’s lunch time here and I’m starving! You are so cruel…
BLAT sandwishes totally *rock* (as do bacon, feta and avocado sandwiches, now that I think of it!). Love the idea of the avocado added as guacamole. Now all I want to know is how to get my mouth around that?!
Bacon my favorite part of the pig!
I like the BLTG but I can’t find any good advocados right now.
Wow Wow Wow! Sandwich at its best!!!!!!!
I really admire your courage to try new things, new combinations, whatever! You’re great!
The runny egg is such a delicious touch!!!
Your sandwish was starting to sound like LGBT… haha. =)
Nice! In Chile, just very sandwich you could imagine has avocado pure!! Even in the Chilean McDonald’s!!!
One of my favorite sandwiches!
How ironic. WE had BLT’s the same night. I wanted to make bread but it was 90 here. I bought a loaf of sour dough and made real bacon. I usually am a turkey bacon fan but you have to have at least one of these with summer’s fresh tomatoes.
ok so the avocado BLT is one of my all time favorite sandwiches! but i agree that the avocado always slides out – great idea to mash it up…or even better, use some guac!
The BLT with avocado is one my favorite sandwiches. Mmmm mmmm good!
All of your combinations sound so good!
Guacamole. Wow. That would be darn delicious.
I do the BLAT – avocado – we love it this way. Then when we're up to the 'messy good stuff', we add sauted mushrooms and a sunny-side up egg.
Pesto mayo is a brilliant variation.
I love BLT sandwiches and so do my kids. I hope it's ok to use this in a back to school round-up with a link back.