Dishing it Out - BLT, yes! SST, what?

BLT, yes! SST, what?

I crave BLTs when summer tomatoes come in.

This weekend, though, I had the requisite tomatoes right off the vine, but no bacon.

And to add insult to injury, as it were, I had no lettuce.

So what did I do?

I improvised.

I had some fresh local sausage I picked up from Tommy Dunning at the Dixie Classic farmers market.

I also had some baby spinach, bread, and plenty of mayo.

So I ended up with an SST, a sausage, spinach and tomato sandwich on toast, slathered with mayonnaise.

Pretty darn good, if I do say so myself,.

I’m now thinking of other twists on the old BLT. The avocado on my counter is foremost in my mind.
But if anybody else has any other suggestions, I’d love to hear them.

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By Michael Hastings on 08/17/2009 (5:05 pm)

Comments

Thanks to everyone for all the great suggestions.
Salami, basil, pesto vinaigrette—I’m not going to run out of ideas anytime soon.

Michael Hastings on 08/24/2009 (10:27 am)

ALTO. Anchovy, lettuce, tomato and add a few pitted Greek olives also Not for everyone for sure but between 2 pieces of crusty bread it’s good to me.

Radio Smuggles on 08/19/2009 (5:54 pm)

I’m usually at a loss for bacon too…so I fry salami.

Also while trying to extend a last bit of pesto I made a quick Pesto Vinaigrette and drizzled it over the ‘SLT’ which made it pretty darn delicious!

Gilda on 08/18/2009 (6:25 pm)

The NY Times suggested plums instead of tomatoes in a recent story - pity the Northeasterners, and their tomato blight woes this summer.

Laura on 08/18/2009 (3:48 pm)

Yesterday we had Basil, Bacon, and Tomato sandwiches because we were out of lettuce as well but had plenty of fresh basil from the garden. With a slide or two of cheese thrown in it was really good.

Courtney on 08/18/2009 (9:44 am)