The garden tomatoes aren't rolling in yet, but the sweet corn is, so I'm ready for BLT season! The ultimate high is biting into a BLT and having the perfect amount of bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayo. The worst: getting to the end of the sandwich and only having lettuce and bread left.
Here's how to get every bite of your BLT full of bacon and tomato. It's so simple--you'll be surprised you didn't think of it yourself!
The full coverage BLT sandwich.
To make your full coverage BLT, you'll need three large strips of butcher bacon, sliced in half to yield six smaller pieces. Use the thick cut butcher kind--you'll never go back to the standard strips! Place the three strips side by side. Then weave the remaining three strips to create a lattice work.
Bacon lattice work, ready to be cooked.
To cook the bacon square, I baked in the oven on a foil lined pan for about twenty minutes at 425. Adjust based on the thickness of your bacon. Thin bacon will cook much faster. The thickest of butcher slices may take more time.
While your bacon is baking, slice your tomato, toast the bread, and wash and dry the lettuce. Assemble your sandwich so all you need is the bacon. If you really love tomato, cut your tomato into smaller pieces and stick them in place in the mayo. This will guarantee tomato in every bite.
Tomato lover's BLT: use the mayo to glue tomato pieces in place. This will ensure tomato in every bite in a way that sliced tomato does not.
The finished product: a full coverage BLT sandwich.
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