Variations on a theme. The BLT with Avocado and More

I love BLTs. They are fast and eually good at breakfast or lunck.   I don't always have lettuce, though, and yet I love the taste of bacon, tomato and mayonnaise on a sandwich.  Sometimes I put a fried egg on my BLT.  Other times, it's bacon, tomato and an egg.  There are days when I add a slice of cheese to the BLT or a half an avocado.  I always use turkey bacon.


So here are some variations on the BLT.  All of these are great with lettuce or not.


Bacon, lettuce, tomato
Bacon, half avocado sliced with sliced plum tomatoes
Avocado, tomato, cheddar slices
Bacon, cheddar and tomato
Bacon, egg, and cheddar melted either on the bacon or the egg
Avocado, tomatoes, very, very thin onion slices, almost shaved
Egg, tomato and avocado


I usually use just mayonnaise, real or light.  I might also use a creamy salad dressing, like blue cheese or creamy Caesar or Bacon or Peppercorn Ranch dressing.  All these add variety to your sandwich and offer a memorable taste.  You can toast your bread or not.   And, use a variety of breads or a tool.  An onion roll is a good choice.


America's Secret Recipes cookbooks, Vols. 1 and 2, offer variations on different food themes inspired by popular restaurants in your neighborhood..  Click on the image and find out more.

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