Here’s a twist on the traditional BLT. Put the bacon, tomato and lettuce on a whole-grain wrap, add some avocado and a little jazzed-up mayo. Then pair this with some creamy coleslaw on the side for a very nice lunch.
I have to admit that avocadoes are just not BeeBop’s thing. As I’ve said before, he’s a meat and potatoes man and, well, avocado just doesn’t fit within that framework. He would even ditch the lettuce in this wrap and add a bunch of cheese. I, on the other hand, would add even more avocado, lettuce and tomatoes. But to each his own.
Make sure you have excellent, fresh tomatoes for this wrap. It really makes all the difference. Our tomato plants are producing faster than we can use them this year. Particularly the yellow ones. And this variety, Yellow Boy, has a great, earthy flavor. So, that’s what I used for these wraps.
To start, cook your bacon. I always cook a full pound whenever I cook bacon. The leftovers keep well in the fridge for several days and you can toss them into a salad or crumble them on a baked potato. Or just sneak one to nibble on while you’re cooking something else. In case you missed it, here’s the link to an earlier post about my easy method for cooking bacon.
While the bacon is cooking, prep all your other ingredients. Make your jazzed up mayo by adding 1/2 tsp. Lawry’s Seasoned Salt to 1/4 cup of mayo. Mix it together well. Slice the tomatoes and avocado. Shred the lettuce if needed. I’m using arugula in this wrap, so no prep was needed. Now you’re ready to assemble the wraps.
By the way, I used a whole-grain rye wrap for these BLATs, but you use whatever you like.
Spread the wrap with about a tablespoon of mayo. Add tomato slices down the center. Sprinkle with pepper (I like a very generous amount of pepper). You probably don’t need any additional salt because of the Lawry’s you already have in the mayo. Add 2-3 slices of avocado and 4-5 slices of bacon.
Top it all with the lettuce of your choice. I used argula on this one because I like the spicy, peppery bite it gives to the wrap.
Roll the whole thing together. Slice it on an angle. And…
Enjoy!
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I don’t eat bacon but could I use cold cuts instead. Maybe pastrami. This looks like such a nice wrap.
mmmmm…bacon. I love BLT’s with avocado. Nice choice in turning it into a wrap. I’m craving for some right now actually.
What a perfect lunch!!All my favorite foods in one yummy wrap!!! I wll certainly try this one!Figtreeapps
When I saw this listed on my Foodbuzz page, I was really (really) hoping that the A stood for avocado… Imagine my delight that it does! Avocado is one of my absolute favorite foods – sooo tasty! These wraps look wonderful!
We are totally fans of anything with bacon, especially a BLT. The avo makes all the difference.
WOW..WOW…
This looks so great. I love your site and your simple and sophisticated recipes.
Thank you so much for sharing
I’m a BGT girl myself (Bacon, Guacamole, Tomato).
Your new site looks well done!
Oh, this looks so good. I bet it would taste even better with homemade, wheat wraps. YUM!
That looks like a great spin on a BLT. Avocado is so good and you can probably use less bacon and mayo with the avocado in there.
Five years ago friends in Florida took my husband and me to lunch at their club. I ordered the applewood smoked BLT on a whole wheat wrap. It was, without a doubt, the best sandwich I’ve ever eaten. It also had avocado slices in the wrap and the applewood smoked bacon made all the difference in the world. I never buy anything else now.
Thanks for letting everyone know that this is one fantastic way to make BLT. Your photo is beautiful!
We had the farrier come today to trim the horses’ feet. It’s a job that takes about 3 hours. Thank heavens we only have to do that about once every 6 weeks.
We had the Autumn version of your sandwich today — Bacon, Lettuce and Gala Apple on whole wheat, with spicy brown mustard. Yum. Try it.
Miss P
Sure! Use whatever you like. I think this rye wrap would be especially good with ham and cheese!