This Roast Turkey BLT with Herbed Mayo is the perfect lunch, easy weeknight dinner or even brunch (if you're like me!). It's a simple recipe that really shines in the quality of the bread and tomatoes - plus an herbed mayo that sets it right over the edge into deliciousness.
As someone who doesn't eat eggs often, I sometimes find going out to breakfast or brunch to be difficult. When I was younger, I used to order all the sides. Sometimes I'm still totally down for that, sometimes I ask for an omelette without the eggs over hashbrowns (which always gets a laugh - or a raised eyebrow - but it's really just a veggie-packed bacon or ham stirfry on potatoes!), but most times, I just order a BLT. And if things are in my favor, a Roast Turkey BLT.
Whenever Luke cooks bacon for a weekend bacon-egg-and-cheese, he always cooks me a piece or two. But a few weekends a year when I'm lucky enough to have some leftover sliced tomato lying around, I ask him to make me a couple more slices so that I can make a stacked roast turkey BLT.
But ya know what makes this Roast Turkey BLT all the more incredible?!
It's the herbed mayo, baby! Now you KNOW how much I love a good condiment. Lord knows I preach about aiolis and sauces all the time. But this herbed mayo takes all over 15 seconds to make and takes your Roast Turkey BLT from good to holy-cow-this-is-amazing. The simple combo of mayo, Italian seasoning, garlic, salt and pepper will make your Roast Turkey BLT sing.
With the simplicity of a BLT, bacon, lettuce, tomato, and in this case, roast turkey, the quality of the ingredients are huge. I love Farmer's and Cook's Fireside Roast Turkey because it's all the good stuff, humanely raised with no antibiotics, vegetarian-fed, no nitrites or hormones, but the reason it's really special is because it's single cut. What does that mean you ask? Well, ya know what a turkey breast looks like when you cook it on Thanksgiving? That's what Farmer's and Cook's meats actually look (and taste!) like then they're sliced. They aren't shiny and plastic-y looking like most deli meats. And the Fireside Roast Turkey specifically has a powerful fire-roasted sort of flavor with a hint of smokiness and spice.
It's the most un-deli meat deli meat I've ever tried. It's available all over New England. I pick mine up at Market Basket in Waltham, but if you see it in your deli case, grab some immediately. It's a bit more expensive than traditional deli meat, but it's really a whole different product! So yummy.
Roast Turkey BLT with Herbed Mayo
Ingredients
- 4 slices sourdough bread
- 4 slices thick-cut bacon
- 4 slices deli roast turkey
- 4 slices heirloom tomato
- 4 leaves green leaf lettuce
- 3 tablespoons mayo
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- Toast the bread, slice the tomato and clean the lettuce. In a small saute pan, cook the bacon for 4-5 minutes per side, then drain on a paper towel.
- In a small bowl, combine the mayo, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper and garlic powder and mix together.
- To build the BLTs, spread the mayo on the bottom slice of bread and top with 2 slices of turkey, 2 slices of bacon, 2 slices of tomato, 2 leaves of lettuce and top with the other piece of toast.
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