BLT with Basil-Garlic Aioli

Written By Sarah Gorman

It’s time for summer’s favorite sandwich. The BLT! The creamy, herby basil aioli takes this sandwich from BL-ok to BL-awesome. Shop for enough ingredients to enjoy this all week, because that pack of bacon will be BEGGING to be this BLT down to the last crispy morsel.

  • Sarah Golibart Gorman

Ingredients

  • Loaf of Market bread*

  • 2-3 medium tomatoes* (acidic and tangy varieties)

  • Pack of bacon*

  • Head of lettuce*

    Basil Aioli:

  • Bunch of basil*

  • 1/4 cup mayo

  • 1 clove garlic*

  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice

  • Salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste

*These ingredients can be found at the Harrisonburg Farmers Market

Method

  1. First, let’s get that bacon going. On the stove top, in the oven, use your preferred cooking method until that bacon is CRISPY.

  2. Next, make the aioli. Combine all ingredients in food processor (including basil stems - they have flavor too!) or blender and pulse to combine. If you need to loosen the aioli up to properly blend, add olive oil. Add salt and pepper in small increments until it tastes like you could drink it. Just kidding. But I won’t judge you if you have a sip.

  3. Then, toast the bread. Don’t skip this step.

  4. Sandwich, assemble!!! Assemble your sandwich with however much bacon you’d like to enjoy, a FAT slice of tomato (salt and pepper that up real good), a piece of lettuce or two (this sandwich is healthy!!!), and drizzle heavily with aioli. I like to have some leftover aioli on the plate I can dip each bite of my sandwich into. Enjoy!

  5. Finally, lay down and rub your belly. You did a good job.

Sarah Gorman
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