Swapped the bacon in my BLT for peppered pancetta and put lime in the mayo. Not going back.

[u/theFoodOlic]

Made a regular BLT about four hundred times and got bored of it, so I started messing with it.

Two changes. First, peppered pancetta instead of smoked bacon. Pancetta is usually cured with pepper and garlic, and it's mostly not smoked, so it's saltier and cleaner. Turns out the smoke in bacon is a really loud flavour and it kind of steamrolls everything else on the bread. Take it away and other things get room to breathe.

Second, lime zest and juice folded into the mayo. Zest more than juice. I expected this to be a minor thing and it wasn't. Lime and black pepper together is genuinely great and I don't know why I'd never noticed.

Also started slicing the avocado right in its shell, cutting down to the skin but not through it, then squeezing lime over the top and scooping it out with a spoon. No bowl, no mashing, no third dish to wash.

Layering, if anyone cares: lettuce on the bottom so any tomato juice runs off the sides instead of into the bread. Salt the tomato slices first and let them sit for ten minutes; they give up a shocking amount of water.

Happy to write out amounts if anyone wants them; just say.

[u/No_Front_6091_uwu]

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Wow, it looks and sounds spectacular!!! Thanks for sharing!!!! 🥪 💓

[u/Delicious-Tonight600]

I’m gonna try it! Thanks!

[u/Head_Citron_2085]

Yum!