Heirloom Tomato BLTs

Serve 4
Time 10 min
Heirloom Tomato BLTs

Colorful, flavorful heirloom tomatoes star in these classic sandwiches. Also try making a BLT salad: stir the mayonnaise and pesto into 2 tablespoons of your favorite vinaigrette, then toss with lots of chopped lettuce, tomatoes, crumbled bacon or tempeh, and homemade croutons.

Ingredients

    8 sliceswhole-grain sandwich bread, grilled or toasted
    2 tablespoonsmayonnaise or vegan mayonnaise
    1 tablespoonprepared pesto or vegan pesto (optional)
    1 poundassorted heirloom tomatoes (2 to 3), sliced
    Finishing salt, such as fleur de sel or Maldon
    8 ouncesbacon, cooked crisp, or tempeh bacon strips, cooked according to package instructions
    1 cupchopped lettuce

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Method

Lay bread out on a work surface. 


Combine mayonnaise and pesto; spread evenly over one side of each bread slice. 


Sprinkle tomatoes with salt and layer onto half the bread slices. 


Top tomatoes with bacon and lettuce, and cover with remaining bread slices. 


Cut each sandwich in half on the diagonal and pile onto a platter.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

Calories

490

Total Fat

33g

Saturated Fat

9g

Cholesterol

40mg

Sodium

830mg

Total Carbohydrate

28g

Dietary Fiber

5g

Total Sugars

6g

Protein

19g

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