BLT Bites are perfect tiny appetizer sized single bite BLTs on sourdough bread. Serve with cocktails, as a first course, or as finger food for any party.
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 30 minutesminutes
Servings 6servings
Ingredients
3slicessourdough bread
4slicesthick-cut baconcooked
6ripe cherry tomatoes
6teaspoonsmayonnaise
lettuce
salt and pepper
Instructions
Trim the crusts from the bread. Cut each slice of bread into four rectangles.
Place the bread rectangles on a baking sheet. Toast under the broiler until golden brown. Allow the toast to cool before proceeding.
Cut the bacon slices into thirds and cut the cherry tomatoes in half.
Spread one side of each toast with mayonnaise. Top with one piece of bacon. Add a lettuce leaf. Top with half a cherry tomato.
Add a pick to hold each stack together. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Notes
To keep the tomatoes from making the toast soggy, lay the tomatoes cut sides down on a paper towel for a few minutes to allow them to drain before adding them to the assembled BLT bite.
You'll need to use the thickest market bacon you can find for this. Thin bacon will crumble when you cut it into thirds and will crumble even worse when you put a toothpick through it in the final step. Don't cook the bacon until completely crispy. Make sure it still have some "give" so that the picks will go through it without breaking it apart.
May be made an hour or two in advance and kept covered at room temperature until serving.