While at the grocery store, I zeroed in on an heirloom tomato display. I knew I wanted to purchase one, but wasn’t sure what I wanted to make. I thought about my favorite ingredients – bread, cheese, tomatoes – and decided to make my version of a BLT…minus the “L”. Grabbing a loaf of artisan piccolo bread, 2 different cheeses, and bacon, I headed home to cook. I sliced the bread into hearty slices and drizzled with olive oil. I pan seared them and then added some fig balsamic. Next step- cheese! I shredded the main cheese called Ruth Kase Grand Cru (which is a cow’s milk cheese made in Wisconsin and melts wonderfully). On top, I shredded some pecorino with truffle to add a little flavor twist. Both cheeses topped the bread, followed by the heirloom tomato slices and bacon. I added a little cheese in between the layers to help “glue” the sandwich together and cooked in the pan until fully heated through. That little tomato inspired a delicious sandwich!
Ingredients:
- Heirloom tomato
- artisan bread
- variety of cheeses (pick your favorites!)
- bacon
- olive oil
- fig balsamic
Gathering the ingredients
Hearty slices
Adding the fig balsamic
Layer of cheeses
Heirloom tomato slices
Bacon!
Grilling it up – it may look burnt, but it’s just the fig balsamic
Ready to slice
Time to dine!
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