BBLT {Bacon, Basil, Lettuce & Tomato}
 
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Serves: 16-20
Ingredients
  • 2-3 ripe large tomato
  • 1 package bacon {8-10 pieces cut in half}
  • 16 basil leaves
  • few romaine lettuce leaves
  • or sprouts
  • Himalayan pink sea salt
  • Creamy Chive & Garlic Dressing
  • or your choice of healthy mayo
  • Ingredients for dressing:
  • 1 c. avocado or olive oil
  • ½ c. soaked cashews
  • 1 tbsp. dried chives
  • or few sprigs fresh chives
  • 2 tsp. Himalayan pink sea salt
  • 2 lemon's juice
  • 1 tsp. onion flakes
  • 2 steamed garlic cloves
  • or ¼ tsp garlic powder
Instructions
  1. Cook bacon until firm and let it cool. Make dressing while bacon cooks.
  2. For dressing add all ingredients in strong blender like the Vita mix and cream.
  3. The left over dressing will stay fresh in the refrigerator up to a week.
  4. Wash tomato and basil leaves. slice the tomatoes into ¼-1/2" slices.
  5. Place on a paper towel to absorb moisture. Salt slices gingerly.
  6. Place a dollop of dressing on tomato add basil leave.
  7. Cut bacon strips into half {about 16-20 pieces}. Crisscross them on top of basil.
  8. I love adding broccoli or kale sprouts on top and an extra drizzle of dressing.
  9. Enjoy pronto or will last a few hours in the refrigerator.
Notes
It will depend on how big your tomatoes are and how thick you slice them whether you get 16 to 20. I like to cut them on the thicker side personally. If you have a favorite gluten-free bread you can always make little BBLT sandwiches. Pesto sauce or clean mayo is fine if you don't have time to make my Creamy Chive & Garlic dressing. I promise if you do it will be your new favorite dressing for everything from fish, salad, dipping even adding to your tuna salad {instead of icky store bought mayo}. The "L" in my BBLT stands for the lettuce but I also like to use sprouts instead for extra nutrition. The sprouts look so pretty and can be found in the fresh herb section of the markets. If you are new to soaking nuts I shared the link in this post so you can click it for details. For my vegan friends omit the bacon and add crumbled roasted nuts over the dollop of dressing. Please buy nitrate free bacon and use organic ingredients where you can.
Recipe by Spoonful of Health Delicious Gluten Free Recipes, Paleo and FreeDiet approved at https://spoonfulofhealth.com/paleo-dairy-free-bblt-bacon-basil-lettuce-tomato/