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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]

One of the true delights of summer is that you can finally achieve the perfect BLT. You see, any other time of the year, the bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich (on toasted white bread with mayonnaise) can never quite reach greatness, because without that thinly sliced, perfect ripe tomato, it is inherently subpar (good bacon can make up for many ills, but even it can't redeem a bad tomato).

Matthew has reached the pinnacle of BLT perfection, with the sandwich you see above. The bread and mayo are homemade. The bacon, tomatoes and greens are all local. And the toast has the ideal hue. I can just imagine how wonderfully delicious this sandwich was. If you have not had such a sandwich this season, do yourself a favor and make one for dinner tomorrow night.

Thanks for adding this gorgeous pic to the Slashfood Flickr pool, Matthew!

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A BLT is a sandwich made with bacon, lettuce and tomato and despite the fact that it has only three ingredients, it can really shine when the sandwich is well put-together with high quality components. In this case, Johanna, The Passionate Cook used some sesame seed bagels to create one of the finest sandwiches we've seen in a while: the BLT Bagel. It is topped with a mouthwatering combination of crispy pancetta, flavorful vine-ripened tomatoes, spring onions, cream cheese and german mustard. It seems like it would make a better choice for breakfast, than for lunch, if only because there is no way you could resist eating a sandwich that looked this good for that long.

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