BLT with Avocado and Pink Chili Mayo
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Gail Simmons

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    • A BLT is one of life's simple pleasures, thanks to a perfect combination of flavors and textures -- cool fresh lettuce, juicy sweet tomatoes, crisp salty bacon, and rich mayonnaise. It's hard to imagine any improvements. But somehow Gail has managed to do just that with the addition of silky avocado and a little kick of chile heat.

    Ingredients

    Serves:

      • 12 slices applewood smoked bacon, thick cut
      • 1 sourdough boule, cut into 3/4-inch thick slices
      • 2 ripe avocadoes, halved and sliced
      • 4-6 butter head lettuce leaves
      • 1 ripe beefsteak tomato, 1/2-inch thick slices
      • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
      • 10-12 turns of freshly ground black pepper
      • FOR PINK CHILI MAYO:
      • 3/4 cup mayonnaise
      • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
      • 2 tablespoons sriracha
      • pinch kosher salt

    Directions

    Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place bacon slices out in a single flat layer on a roasting tray and place in the oven. Cook for 17-18 minutes until bacon is crispy. Remove to a paper towel lined plate to drain.

    Toast the 8 slices of bread until golden and just crispy.

    Prepare mayo by combining mayonnaise, lemon juice, sriracha and salt in a mixing bowl and stir well.

    To assemble sandwiches lay bread out on a cutting board olive oil side up and smear both pieces with pink chili mayo. Top one piece of bread with lettuce, avocado slices and tomato. Season with salt and pepper then top with crispy bacon. Top with the other piece of bread, mayonnaise-side down. Slice in half and serve.

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    Little Woman

    OK........most of these DO look healthy. We'll try some.

    April 16 2011 at 7:42 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
    hanasuzuki3

    It's amazing. Bacon and avocado make a perfect mix

    August 31 2010 at 2:36 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
    epiph0106

    This sandwich would be wonderful except that it is WAY TOO HIGH IN SALT (SODIUM). The healthy slice of bacon itself contains more salt than you need, without adding yet more salt on top of it. It is a bad sandwich for your blood pressure!

    April 26 2010 at 2:47 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
    moeelmore

    if you want a great BLT when the bacon is ready add a slice of onion and a slice of tomato on top of cheese (I like montery jack or meunster) to melt and spread chopped green chili on that. Spatula off and put into a warmed flour tortilla. Yum yum!

    April 25 2010 at 9:09 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
    bearoma32

    What is sriracha?

    April 25 2010 at 7:54 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
    2 replies to bearoma32's comment
    Andrew+Yoon

    It's a terrific (and cheap) sauce, that's both spicy and sweet. Has a nice, complex flavor. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sriracha_sauce

    September 01 2010 at 10:37 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
    ksather83

    sriracha is an asian hot sauce and it is yummy! i use it for a dip for chicken and steak all time. and i use it when i make ramen noodles...sooooo good! you should try it.

    October 17 2010 at 7:48 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
    porticospas

    Need these kinds of recipes..we have been making all our food lately.. but I was doing all the cooking.. so got my hubby this beginners cookbook that was so politically incorrect.. google "whipped and beaten culinary works" to find it.

    April 25 2010 at 7:39 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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