BLT sandwich
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 6 minutes
Portion: 4
Ingredients
- 4 slices thick-cut bacon
- 8 slices granary-style bread
- 2 tbsp butter, softened
- 2/3 cup basil pesto
- 4 small ripe tomatoes, roughly sliced
- 1/2 small cucumber, thinly sliced
- 8 slices Cheddar cheese
- 2 cups arugula, washed
Preparation
- Preheat broiler function of the oven to a moderately hot temperature. Place rack about 5" underneath broiler.
- Arrange bacon on grilling tray and grill for about 4-6 minutes, turning once, until golden-brown and crisp at the edges. Remove tray and let bacon cool to one side.
- Spread bread slices with a little butter and then half of them with some basil pesto.
- Top the pesto bread slices with some tomatoes followed by the bacon, cucumber, Cheddar cheese, more tomatoes and then the arugula.
- Sit remaining bread slices on top to complete before serving.