As The Rantings of an Amateur Chef has been going since February of 2012, there are quite a few readers that have joined along the way. In an effort to bring back some great recipes that they may have missed, I will dedicate Sundays to re-posting a favorite that is at least two years old. I hope you enjoy! – The Ranting Chef
Cooking is always interesting when you have friends or relatives staying at your house. Some people are minimalist (“let’s just order pizza”) and some go all out. I think I fall in between. For dinner, and even breakfast, I want to do something that is a just a bit impressive. I like to cook and this gives me an opportunity to provide hospitality to my guest in other ways I cannot. Diablo shrimp, roasted vegetables and mushroom risotto? Not a problem. Made to order omelets with a cheesy hash brown bake? Coming right up. Lunch? Um….who wants a hot dog?
Have I mentioned how my lunch menu options are not nearly as vast as my dinner ones? Adding a filter of low carb removes some of my favorite lunch standbys (chicken quesadilla, english muffin pizzas, meatball subs). So when I can find any variation on a common lunch item, I am happy to run with it. For a recent lunch I made BLATTs. Bacon…Lettuce…Avocado…Tomato…Turkey. Served on iceberg lettuce leaves for bread.
BLATT (Bacon, Lettuce, Avocado, Tomato and Turkey Sandwiches)
To spice it up, I decided to make some jalapeno mayo.
The ingredients: Bacon, lettuce, avocado, tomato, turkey, mayonnaise and a dried jalapeno chile.
First cook up the bacon. As indicated in a previous post, I grind fresh black pepper (a rough grind) over the strips.
Carefully remove the outer leaves of the lettuce so as not to tear the large leaves. I like to have two leaves as a replacement for each slice of bread. If you use one, it will often tear. Slice the avocado and tomato.
I sliced open the jalapeno and removed the seeds. I then finely minced the pepper and mixed it with 1/4 cup of mayonnaise. I spread this on both the top and bottom inner leaves.
Stack the ingredients and cover with the top leaves.
A nice sandwich full of fresh ingredients.
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Yummy…. I am not a bread lover, so this is a cool idea! With my favorite ingredients… everything is better with bacon!
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What a great idea to showcase posts we might’ve missed! This looks great – although I’d eat it with some nice toasted bread!! (I love avocado – and, when I put avocado in a sandwich, I use less mayo…. and my high cholesterol thanks me!)
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Nice one! It’s really a salad you can hold in your hand. I don’t miss the bread at all.
I’ve been subbing out mayo and using Greek yogurt in recipes. In many cases you can’t tell the difference if you have lots of yummy ingredients. The jalapeno and a little bit of salt with Greek yogurt would be delicious. I’d taste and add stevia if it was too tart. Love your combination!
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Something about male chefs which I find attractive. Thanks for sharing.
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Reblogged this on Brownhills Barry's Blog.
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