Who doesn’t love a delicious BLT? They’re a perfect summertime staple because tomatoes are in season. We take it up a notch by using Pork Jowl Bacon!

You can easily adapt this sandwich to your liking!

Protein: Baked tofu, turkey bacon, or even mushroom bacon

Bread: We love anything from Merzbacher's!

Dressing: Make your own mayo to make a herbed or garlic aioli.

Ingredients:

1-2 heirloom tomatoes, sliced (depending on tomato size)
3-4 leaves of Lettuce (romaine, butterhead, muir, arugula)
½ lb Jowl Bacon, rendered and crisped
2 - 4 slices of City Wide Sourdough
Mayo or Garlic Aioli
Salt & Pepper to taste

Directions:

Spread your mayo on each slice of bread to your liking
Layer your lettuce on each side
Add your bacon or protein to one side
Layer your tomatoes on the other half of the bread
Salt & pepper your tomatoes to taste
Combine the two sides and you have a delicious BLT!

Homemade Mayo Ingredients:

2 large farm fresh eggs
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon distilled vinegar
½ teaspoon ground mustard
2 cups olive oil (if you don’t want to taste the olive oil as pronounced, you can use light)

Directions for mayonnaise:

Add eggs, lemon juice, salt, vinegar, and ground mustard to a wide mouth mason jar. Use an immersion blender to blend until the mixture has emulsified and looks creamy. (You can also use a blender)
Stream the olive oil in slowly while continually blending and moving the immersion blender around to fully mix. Once all of the oil has been added and the mayo is fully blended, taste and add more lemon and/or salt, if necessary.

*Tip: You can use this homemade mayo as the base for an aioli of your choice. Add roasted garlic for an earthy garlic aioli or fresh chopped herbs for a herbed aioli.