BLT with Tomato Jam
When tomatoes are out of season, this riff on a classic BLT substituting tomato jam is great!
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 4 slices egg bread or brioche (or your favorite bread)
- 2-3 slices thick bacon
- 1-2 Tbsp tomato jam
- 4 large leaves fresh arugula
- 1 tsp mayonnaise
Instructions
- Get all your ingredients out so you can make the sandwich while the toast is still warm (mise en place). Turn on your oven broiler.
- Generally you cook the bacon in a cast iron skillet over the stove top, turning often, until it is as crispy as you like it. I wanted to get the bacon to stay flat for the sandwich, so I cooked it in my Cuisinart Griddler, which has a top and bottom griddle plate similar to a panini-maker. Drain the bacon on paper towels.2-3 slices thick bacon
- Cut the crusts off of the bread and place the bread on a cookie sheet. Place the cookie sheet under the broiler for a couple of minutes until it is light brown toast. Turn and toast the other side.4 slices egg bread or brioche
- Assemble the sandwich. Place a bit of mayonnaise on one side of the toast and the tomato jam on the other piece of toast. Top the mayonnaise with arugula and then the bacon. Place the other piece of toast (tomato spread side down) on the bacon toast and you have an awesome out-of-season BLT.1-2 Tbsp tomato jam, 1 tsp mayonnaise, 4 large leaves fresh arugula