The New Blt

Total Time: 7 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons dijon mustard or 2 tablespoons whole grain mustard
• 2 tablespoons miracle whip or 2 tablespoons mayonnaise (you may add 1 drop vinegar, 1 tiny pinch sugar to regular mayo)
• 1/4 teaspoon maple extract
• 8 slices vegetarian bacon or 8 slices turkey bacon
• 8 slices whole grain bread, toasted
• 4 leaves romaine lettuce or 4 leaves red-leaf lettuce, cut in half
• 1 large tomato, cut into 8 rounds

Recipe

• 1 combine the mustard, miracle whip, and maple extract in a small bowl and set aside.
• 2 heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• 3 add the bacon and cook until crisp, turning once, about 2 minutes.
• 4 drain on a plate lined with paper towels.
• 5 spread 1/4 of the mustard mixture over each of the 4 slices of toast.
• 6 top each with 2 strips of bacon, 2 lettuce leaf halves, and 2 slices of tomato, then second piece of toast.
• 7 serve at once.
• 8 this is also good topped with sprouts.
• 9 enjoy!
• 10 note:.
• 11 if you want to save a bread serving for another time of day, you can make this sandwich open-faced, with only 1 slice of whole grain bread as the base.
• 12 note 2:.
• 13 for a packed lunch, keep all the ingredients separate until you're ready to eat so that the bread doesn't get soggy.
• 14 enjoy!