2023 Declared Year of the BLT

[Tormahto]

A BLT doesn't always make the tomato the star for me. I do an open-faced T with plenty of homemade mayo and coarse salt and pepper. If I wanna go fancy I'll top with slivered almonds and basil, but that brings us back to more than T.

This thread is a couple of months too early for me

It's never too early for great ideas, like making it an open-faced sandwich.

With less bread, even if it's a great tasting bread, more tomato flavor comes through. And, having two open-faced sandwiches (more tomato) instead of one closed-faced sandwich, becomes an option. One just might want to go a bit lighter on the mayo, though.

In general, sandwiches make me wonder why the invention of this cruel joke? In order to do the layers right for taste purposes, you end up with something that requires a bigger maw. Then when you do manage a bite, pieces may be pulled out, juices squeeze all over your hands...
BLT does have the advantage of being made with toast. A more solid foundation.
Oh and that flat leaf lettuce which is so useless in a salad, we know what that was invented for....obviously.

I've been known to substitute for lettuce (forgive me) with maruba santoh, trimming off the thick juicy stems (saved for stir fry).

I can harvest it at the same time as tomatoes, as lettuce from the garden is bitter by then.

[worth1]

I sort of like the bacon weave thing if I were not frying it for the best taste, but would have to use two of those in a sammy. Lots of bacon, lots of tomato and a good crisp lettuce, maybe some ripe avocado slices in there !

The day I put avocado on a BLT, is the day I grow a man bun and a soul patch.

You're behind the times.
Ya gotta have the braids as well.

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[worth1]

One must consider soy bacon, almond flour bread and some sort of organic green lettuce that doesn't exploit people, animals, water supply or the environment in general.
Same with tomato.
Eggless mayonnaise is a must made with avocado oil.


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[Mark_Thompson]

@worth1 That’s about the hippiest thing I’ve ever heard from a half-neanderthal, half-hillbilly, half-Texan!

[Kraky]

A BLT doesn't always make the tomato the star for me. I do an open-faced T with plenty of homemade mayo and coarse salt and pepper. If I wanna go fancy I'll top with slivered almonds and basil, but that brings us back to more than T.

This thread is a couple of months too early for me

It's never too early for great ideas, like making it an open-faced sandwich.

With less bread, even if it's a great tasting bread, more tomato flavor comes through. And, having two open-faced sandwiches (more tomato) instead of one closed-faced sandwich, becomes an option. One just might want to go a bit lighter on the mayo, though.

Yep, I always go for 2 open-faced with thick tomatoes instead of just one. I find the mayo helps bring out the tomato flavor, especially if it's homemade with a dash of olive oil. I also gently precut the sliced tomatos into cubes to minimize the chances of everything collapsing at first bite

[MissS]

One must consider soy bacon, almond flour bread and some sort of organic green lettuce that doesn't exploit people, animals, water supply or the environment in general.
Same with tomato.
Eggless mayonnaise is a must made with avocado oil.


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A vegan's dream!

[Mark_Thompson]

Mhmmmm, the only thing better than when I make one is when the wifey makes me one.

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[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

Mhmmmm, the only thing better than when I make one is when the wifey makes me one.

What kind of tomato? The lovely and long suffering Mrs. Gotch prepares her adoring husband a Monday Morning BLT brunch every week; 26 hours and counting.......

The Gotch

[Tormahto]

Mhmmmm, the only thing better than when I make one is when the wifey makes me one.




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Look at all of that bread acreage going to waste. Another tomato slice, cut into a couple of wedges, would have tucked in nicely.

[Mark_Thompson]

@Tormato To insure domestic tranquility, I will not be passing that constructive criticism along…


‘Twas either Stump of the World or this large unnamed pink that my friend gave me. He lost all his labels a few years back but saved seed from a particularly productive slicer that year and we’ve both been growing it since.

[worth1]

My wife used to make sandwiches like that for my lunch at work.
Another guy saw it and went home and complained to his wife about her sandwiches she made him compared to my sandwiches.
Not only was she lazy he was stupid.

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

‘Twas either Stump of the World or this large unnamed pink that my friend gave me. He lost all his labels a few years back but saved seed from a particularly productive slicer that year and we’ve both been growing it since.

The "ribs" suggest (IMO) it's not SOTW; looks pretty gosh darn firm, though!

The Gotch

[Danny]

Good looking tomato and sandwich, LOL. This last week, in my baconing excessiveness, I made a great blt on sourdough bread with avocado slices. The tomato was good, the bacon crisp and still slightly chewy, toasted sourdough and just right ripe avacado slices with Dukes mayo spread around.

Making myself humgry again...

[wildcat62]

Anxious to get a good BLT. Always a summertime favorite.

[karstopography]

I’ve only had the one so far for 2023. Going to have to rectify that soon.

[Danny]

blt right now, some slipping out to the plate, but will eat all of that too.

[worth1]

The BLC.
Bacon lettuce and cactus.
The thorns keep everything together in the sandwich.

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

FTR, April is National BLT MONTH https://nationaltoday.com/national-blt-sandwich-month/ but July 22nd is National BLT Day! https://www.internationaldays.co/event/ ... WxSScBVv29

Mark yer calendars!

The Gotch

[Tormahto]

FTR, April is National BLT MONTH https://nationaltoday.com/national-blt- ... nth/...but July 22nd is National BLT Day! https://www.internationaldays.co/event/ ... WxSScBVv29

Mark yer calendars!

The Gotch

I'll mark it. But, you know I'm as slow as a turtle.

[Danny]

FTR, April is National BLT MONTH https://nationaltoday.com/national-blt- ... nth/...but July 22nd is National BLT Day! https://www.internationaldays.co/event/ ... WxSScBVv29

Mark yer calendars!

The Gotch

I'll mark it. But, you know I'm as slow as a turtle.

Slow as a turtle AND a seedy character !!

More bacon ordered so more BLT or BLATs gonna happen.

Getcheer man bun rolling !