It is high tomato season, so any rational bacon-loving person is making (and devouring) juicy BLT sandwiches. We've talked about BLTs quite a bit this week (love the idea of a BLT party!) so we're closing the week with a roundup of resources for making the very best BLT you can eat. From our favorite lettuce, to the best way to store half a tomato, to six great gluten-free sandwich breads, here are resources galore to help you make a superb BLT tonight.
The two recipes pictured above, by the way, are from Martha Stewart:
• Winter BLT Sandwiches
• Savory French-Toast BLT
Now, let's make a BLT.
First, let's talk bread.
• Make a Sandwich Loaf out of No-Knead Bread
• The 6 Best Gluten-Free Sandwich Breads
• The Perfect One Slice Sandwich Bread
• Quick Tip: Slice Loaves of Bread Before Freezing
...maybe you toast it?
• Kitchen Hack: Make a Toaster Bag Out of Parchment Paper
• 10 Best Uses for Your Toaster Oven
• How to Clean the Toaster
• Good Product: Wooden Toaster Tongs
Then comes mayo:
• How To Make Mayonnaise: The Video
• Two Vegan Mayonnaise Recipes
• What is Kewpie Mayonnaise?
• Hellmann's vs. Homemade Mayonnaise
The tomatoes should be super-juicy:
• Tomatoes Are Here! Are You Getting Any?
• The Best Place to Store Tomatoes...and Why
• Farmers' Market Report: Tomatoes
• How Should I Store Leftover Tomato?
...and the lettuce super-crisp:
• Why You Should Eat More Iceberg Lettuce
• Why This Is Our Favorite Lettuce
• Good Eats: Little Gems Lettuce
• From the Farmers' Market: Black Lettuce!
Last but not least, the BACON:
• How To Make Perfect Bacon in the Oven
• Best Methods: Three Ways to Cook Bacon
• Does Bacon Really Make Everything Better?
• Vegetarian (Except for Bacon)
And now, put it all together:
• Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato: How Do You Make Your BLTs?
• Craving: BLTs (with REAL Tomatoes!)
• Feed a Crowd: Throw a BLT Party
• Casual Entertaining: BLTs for Dinner
Or put a new spin on things:
• Re-Inventing a Summer Classic: Bacon, Lettuce, and...?
• The Ultimate Colorado BLT
• Recipe: BLT Salad with Bacon Vinaigrette
• Strange Food Combos: Would You Put Cheese on a BLT?
No bacon? Try one of these tomato sandwiches instead:
• The Perfect Tomato Sandwich
• Fried Green Tomato Sandwich
• Tomato Mozzarella Sandwich
• A Smoky "BLT" for Vegetarians
How do you like your BLTs? And are you planning on eating one soon — loaded up with fresh summer tomatoes?
(Images: James Merrell/Martha Stewart; Martha Stewart; Emma Christensen; Jess via Board Game Geek); Faith Durand; Michael Durand; Elizabeth Passarella; Laure Joliet; Martha Stewart; Liz Vidyarthi; Faith Durand)
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Good post. My favorite: country bread not toasted, butter lettuce, homemade mayo, lot of tomato, and not very crispy bacon.
I'm having one for dinner!
Also, the bacon in that first picture is WAY too cooked for my taste - I like it slightly crispy but not dry like that.
Everything you need? Um, bacon, lettuce, tomato. And bread. The name says it all.
Love the BLT obsession this week! I remember reading that for the BLT party people may get backed up at the toasting station. We use the oven broiler to toast several slices at once. This may heat up the kitchen, but it is very time efficient. If it's a party you can always ask your friends to bring a couple of extra toasters too.
Add a sliced avocado to take it WAY over the top....BLAT all the way, baby !
BLTA (avocado) all the way. Or BLTTA (turkey and avocado) for a super stuffed sandwich. Must be on super grainy toasted bread to make it perfect (at least for me).
Hellman's mayo a must! A BLT made with summer tomatoes is my all time favorite thing to eat. When I was a kid, my father would make BLTs for the entire neighborhood with the tomatoes from his garden. In August, there was always a line around the block for my Dad's BLTs!!