Aside from bacon, lettuce and tomato, what makes the perfect BLT? Balance.
Because there are so few ingredients, each must be carefully weighed against the other: building the sandwich is not entirely dissimilar to building, well, a building. Or, if you're unlucky, a house of cards. Joy the Baker is well-aware of the perils concealed within the bready confines of a BLT, and has, if this picture is any indication, overcome the challenges to construct a real winner. Crispy bacon, thin slices of tomato, some crunchy lettuce and a smear of roasted red pepper mayonnaise on lightly toasted bread: this baby has enough balance to qualify for the U.S. Olympic gymnastics team -- or, failing that, a very tasty lunch.
[Via Joy the Baker]
5-22-2009 @8:35PM Bernie B said... It looks good except that the choice of bread looks very very dry.
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5-25-2009 @2:56PM Kris said... I like a little thicker tomato. Lettuce should be crispy not too leafy. Ice berg is out, to be sure, but nothing where I have to tear the lettuce either.
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