Avocado BLTs

9 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound bacon slices
  • 4 plum tomatoes, halved lengthwise
  • Kosher salt
  • 1 whole-wheat baguette, cut into 4 pieces and split open
  • 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • 2 avocados, halved, pitted and thinly sliced
  • 1 cup frisee or other salad greens

Directions

  1. 1
    Cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp, 8 to 10 minutes.
  2. 2
    Transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate.
  3. 3
    Season the cut sides of the tomatoes with salt.
  4. 4
    Heat a grill pan over high heat.
  5. 5
    Brush the cut sides of the baguette with the olive oil and grill, cut-side down, until toasted, about 2 minutes.
  6. 6
    Rub the grilled sides with the garlic.
  7. 7
    Rub just the bottom halves of bread with the tomatoes until most of the juice is absorbed, then top with the tomato skins and season with salt and pepper.
  8. 8
    Layer the avocado slices on top of the tomatoes, then add the bacon and frisee.
  9. 9
    Close with the bread tops.
  10. 10
    Photograph by Antonis Achilleos

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