Foraging for BLTs
Foraging for BLTs. Garden-to-Table BLTs: Foraging Lunch at Urban Ecology Center.
Yield: 2 people
Calories: 447kcal
Materials
For the BLT
- 1 lb bacon
- 2 tbsp butter for the griddle
- 4 slices of Bread
- 4 tbsp mayo
- 2 Tomatoes from the garden sliced
- 1 head of lettuce
- Salt & Pepper to taste
For The Salad
- 1 Cucumber from the garden sliced and diced
- 1 red onion diced
- Oil & Vinegar dressing
Instructions
- Prepare red onion cucumber salad and set aside. Do not dress the slaad yet
- Fry the bacon until the desired crispness is acheived
- Set fried bacon saisde on a paper towel to drain any grease
- SLice the tomatoes to your desired thickness
- Toast the sliced bread on a griddle or in the toaster. Use butter if desired to toast on the griddle
To Assemble the BLT
- On one side of the bread, spread mayo generously
- In order, please the lettuce, then the sliced tomatoes, and then the bacon.
- Place the other piece of bread on the BLT and slice it in half.
- Enjoy your BLT with a nice, simple side salad.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1sandwich | Calories: 447kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 7.5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9.8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9.8g | Cholesterol: 51mg | Sodium: 1108mg | Potassium: 366mg | Fiber: 1.7g | Sugar: 3.7g | Vitamin A: 1102IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 81mg | Iron: 2.4mg