Breakfast Blt

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup minced fresh chives (or a combination) or 1/4 cup basil (or a combination)
• tabasco sauce
• 4 english muffins
• lettuce leaf (leaf lettuce or butter lettuce)
• 12 slices bacon, thick slices, halved and cooked crisp
• 4 slices red ripe beefsteak tomatoes, thick slices (preferably similar in size to the english muffins)
• salt
• 4 fried eggs (over easy) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 to make the mayonnaise: mix together the mayonnaise, chopped herbs, and tabasco sauce to taste; set aside.
• 2 split each english muffin into 2 halves; toast the muffins until golden brown.
• 3 spread each half with a liberal tablespoon of the mayonnaise.
• 4 arrange the lettuce on top of the mayonnaise on the 4 muffin bottoms, adding enough to show off a green fringe for each sandwich.
• 5 pile on equal portions of bacon and tomato for each sandwich, salting the tomatoes lightly.
• 6 top with fried eggs, if desired, and crown with the remaining muffin slices.