Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato, and Egg Sandwich (aka The BLTE)
Here's everything you need to know in order to make a delicious bacon, lettuce, tomato, and egg sandwich—also known as the illustrious BLTE.
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- Cooking:
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- Serves: 1 person
Ingredients
- For the Sandwich:
- 3slices thick cut bacon
- 1egg
- 2slices texas toast
- 2leaves iceberg lettuce
- 3slices tomato
- 1-2 tbsp. lemon-basil aioli
- For the Aioli Recipe:
- 1 ½tbsp. dukes mayo
- 4basil leaves, finely chopped
- the juice of 1 lemon wedge
- ½garlic clove, minced
Instructions
Step 1
Begin by assembling the aioli. Whip together mayonnaise, basil, lemon juice, and garlic clove. Set aside.Step 2
In a cast-iron skillet, fry the bacon over medium heat, flipping occasionally, until desired crispiness has been achieved.Step 3
Remove bacon from pan and fry the egg, sunny-side up in the bacon grease.Step 4
Remove egg and set aside.Step 5
Take both pieces of toast and add them to the bacon greased cast-iron skillet. Let each slice cook for a few minutes on each side until the bread becomes golden and toasted.Step 6
Once they're crispy, slather each side with the aioli (more or less depending on your love for mayo) and on 1 piece, layer the lettuce, tomato, bacon, and fried egg. Gently top the sandwich with the remaining piece of bread so the egg yolk doesn't burst and then serve immediately.