Toss The BLT Please

BLT’s are popular sandwiches that are comprised of bacon, lettuce and tomato on toast that is spread with mayonnaise. This is an iconic American sandwich, though it gets its roots from the British tea sandwiches that were popular around the Victorian era. It is believed to be a variation of the club sandwich, which includes turkey as well. Believe it or not, BLT’s are the 2nd most favorite sandwich in America. Personally, I don’t get it. I am NOT a fan, though I love and eat all the ingredients all the time. A BLT sandwich to me is just a teaser, and still leaves me hungry. But I do like club sandwiches.

However, that being said, if you take all the ingredients of a BLT sandwich and toss them together with chunks of cooked chicken, well, that’s a completely different story. I just need more stuff in it.

I made the salads more like a Cobb salad than a BLT, but they came out great and we gobbled them up. We tend to eat a lot of salads for dinner when the mercury soars and the temperature rises, meaning I am always on the lookout for something new and fresh.

Chicken BLT Salads

12 oz Romaine lettuce, chopped rough

1 lb chicken breast, cooked and cubed

1 lb bacon, cooked and cut into chunks.

1 lb cherry tomatoes, cut in 1/2

1/4 cup green onions, sliced

3/4 cup mayonnaise, divided

3-4 TBSP red wine vinegar

salt & pepper to taste

4 large slices of thick bread, cut into cubes

hard boiled eggs, sliced, optional

shredded cheddar cheese, optional

avocado chucks, optional

Cook the bacon and cut into large pieces and set aside.

Cook the chicken in the bacon grease until done.

Spread some of the mayonnaise on both sides of the bread slices and either grill or bake until lightly browned and crispy. Then cut into chunks. I had a little leftover pesto sauce that I added to the mayonnaise to make pesto croutons.

Combine the rest of the mayonnaise, salt, pepper and red wine vinegar to make your dressing.

Toss everything together, right before you are ready to serve, and you now have a chicken BLT salad. You can toss everything else together, and hold the croutons and dressing out until just ready to serve too.

Larry and I both like hard boiled eggs on our salads, and he likes cheese and I like avocados, so those were all added at the end as toppers for the salads.

These are delicious, easy-peasy salads that are also quick to make and healthy to eat. So even though I will pass on a BLT sandwich, when it comes to a salad, I will always say yes to “tossing the BLT”. 🙂

Have a great day and make everyday great. Stay safe and stay well. ‘Til next time.