Nothing like a bacon and tomato sammie

[Steve H]

Had the hankering for a BLT. But had no lettuce. So, a tomato and Bacon sammie is in order.
Started out getting a pack of my home made bacon out of the fridge and let it thaw. Then on to the build.

Time to dig in!

 

[creek bottom]

Oh Yeah!!!!! Looks Delicious!!! Who needs the lettuce anyway....

 

[Steve H]

Oh Yeah!!!!! Looks Delicious!!! Who needs the lettuce anyway....

Thanks! I thought the same. They were good.

 

[HalfSmoked]

Hope they were fresh home grown tomatoes too. Great looking sammie to me don't need the lettuce either.

Warren

 

[Steve H]

Hope they were fresh home grown tomatoes too. Great looking sammie to me don't need the lettuce either.

Warren

Fresh from a neighborhood farm. Very good tomatoes.

 

[krj]

I'll be honest, I think the only time I've ever had lettuce on a BLT was when I got one at a restaurant. Maybe...MAYBE once or twice when I was growing up did we actually have the lettuce for it and even then I doubt I used it.

 

[motocrash]

Looks good but...Miracle Whip!

 

[Steve H]

That was the first for me. I was nicely surprised with the flavor.

 

[Steve H]

Looks good but...Miracle Whip!

Haha! I like both Mayo and Miracle whip. Just depends on the meat/sandwich it's going on.

 

[JCAP]

Looks awesome. I’m a lettuce on kinda guy but as one of my buddies once told me, lettuce is rabbit food!

 

[motocrash]

This is a good combo. Tajin on the mater,Dukes on the lightly toasted bread.

 

[Steve H]

One of the things I really enjoy about this forum is learning about new things. Tajin sounds like a great spice blend. I'm hoping to find it locally.

 

[zwiller]

We actually use a lot of lettuce on ours. So many slight variations to plain ole BLT that provide different results, like mayo choice. I like mine lightly toasted, wife likes dark. Definitely season tomato, we just SP and sometimes just Frank's. Parents use celery salt. One thing we do and it may sound weird is we make them in advance and cover and chill. Takes the edge off the crust and eliminates the damage to the roof of your mouth... Nearly every time we make them the side is corn on the cob. Both my and wife's family did their whole lives. Local sweet corn is just arriving and then we will do this meal 1x per week minimum. Sometimes we add deli turkey and make them a club.

 

[martin1950]

Steve, I make mine the same way, bacon, tomato and MIRACLE WHIP, no rabbit food. Had to laugh when I saw your post. An hour ago I mention to the wife about the color starting on my romas and sandwich tomatoes in my bucket garden, can't wait.

 

[HalfSmoked]

Steve, I make mine the same way, bacon, tomato and MIRACLE WHIP, no rabbit food. Had to laugh when I saw your post. An hour ago I mention to the wife about the color starting on my romas and sandwich tomatoes in my bucket garden, can't wait.View attachment 401256 View attachment 401257

grow them anyway you can.

Warren

 

[ristau5741]

Forget the lettuce, try fresh basil leaves on there, tomato and basil sammies are great. bacon makes 'em better.

 

[xray]

Looks awesome Steve! You just can’t beat a good BLT...lettuce optional*

Might ruffle some feathers here, but I was never a big mayo person growing up. Sure I like mine on a blt.

So mayo and miracle whip are two different things?? I always thought it was brand loyalty or a preference like pepsi/coke.

Is it okay to call miracle whip, mayo?

 

[banderson7474]

Forget the lettuce, try fresh basil leaves on there, tomato and basil sammies are great. bacon makes 'em better.

I never thought about that but I bet that's delish!!

 

[Steve H]

Looks awesome Steve! You just can’t beat a good BLT...lettuce optional*

Might ruffle some feathers here, but I was never a big mayo person growing up. Sure I like mine on a blt.

So mayo and miracle whip are two different things?? I always thought it was brand loyalty or a preference like pepsi/coke.

Is it okay to call miracle whip, mayo?

Yes they are different brands. Miracle Whip has a bolder flavor. It would be blasphemy to call Miracle whip mayo!! J/K but the are quite different.

 

[bregent]

So mayo and miracle whip are two different things??

Yeah, they taste very different. Miracle whip has much less fat, but contains a lot of sugar. Mayo has little if any sugar. I use Mayo on savory foods and I don't really care for the sweet taste that Miracle whip adds. But like most things, it probably depends on what you grew up on.