Bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwiches were a once-in-a-while meal at my house growing up. But since I didn’t eat tomatoes as a kid, my BLTs were more of BLMs – bacon, lettuce and mayonaisse.  When I did start eating tomatoes, I was a vegetarian so my BLTs became LTMs – lettuce, tomato and mayonaisse. Now that I’m no longer a vegetarian and can eat a real BLT (although I guess technically it would be a TBLT – turkey bacon, lettuce and tomato), it never occurs to me to make one.  When I saw the recipe for Fried Egg BLT Sandwiches, it was like a light bulb when off.  Why hadn’t I ever thought to do this?  I’ll eat an omelet with tomatoes and spinach and a side of bacon and toast for breakfast, so why not make a sandwich out of it?

Toasted bread is topped with spinach, a tomato slice, bacon, and a fried egg.  The recipe calls for focaccia but my store was out so I substituted a whole-wheat English muffin.  I’m sure the focaccia adds a bit of pizzazz but really any kind of bread will do.  I also used the spinach instead of arugula but only because I had spinach on hand.  If you don’t like arugula’s peppery flavor, any leafy green will be a good substitute.  Eaten open faced, this sandwich is good for breakfast, lunch, or dinner and is especially perfect for a light bite.  I’m now proud to say that I am officially a BLT eater.  Or an EBLT eater.  Whatever.

The ingredients:

Prepare bacon according to package directions.  Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a nonstick skillet over medium heat and swirl to coat.  Crack eggs into the pan and cook for 2 minutes.  Cover and cook an additional 2 minutes or until whites are set.

Place a bread slice on a plate and top with spinach, 2 bacon slice halves, and 1 tomato slice.  Sprinkle evenly with salt and pepper.

Top each serving with 1 fried egg. 

Season with salt and pepper.

Additions:  None

Omissions:  None

Substitutions:

• Baby spinach
• Whole-wheat English muffin
• Turkey bacon

Overall Rating:  Love It

Source:  Cooking Light Magazine