Double-t Blt

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup finely chopped dried tomatoe
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil or 1/4 cup cilantro
• 1 pinch ground red pepper or 1 dash hot pepper sauce
• 12 slices thick smoked bacon
• 8 slices sesame semolina bread or 8 slices other firm bread
• 4 leaves lettuce, such as leaf or 4 leaves bibb lettuce
• 2 large tomatoes, sliced thin
• 8 leaves fresh basil or 8 sprigs cilantro

Recipe

• 1 mix mayonnaise, dried tomatoes, chopped basil, and ground red pepper in a small bowl.
• 2 cook bacon in a large skillet or on a foil-lined baking sheet in a 375°f oven until crisp.
• 3 drain well.
• 4 spread mayonnaise mixture over one side of each bread slice.
• 5 top four of the slices with a lettuce leaf; divide tomato slices over lettuce.
• 6 top lettuce with 3 strips of bacon and 2 basil leaves.
• 7 cover each with 1 slice bread.