Salmon BLT Sandwich

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Description

This salmon BLT is a quick and dressed-up dinner that it just amazing.

Ingredients

  • 4 slices bacon, or more to taste
  • 4 slices sturdy white bread
  • 6 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • 2 tablespoons salted butter
  • 2 (6 ounce) salmon fillets
  • 1 pinch salt to taste
  • 1 pinch seasoned salt (such as Lawry’s® Mediterranean Herb)
  • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise, or to taste
  • 2 tablespoons pesto
  • 4 leaves Bibb lettuce
  • 4 slices tomato
  • 2 slices Havarti cheese

Instructions

  1. Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven’s broiler to 475 degrees F (245 degrees C).
  2. Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat
  3. turning occasionally
  4. until evenly browned and extra crispy
  5. 10 to 12 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels.
  6. While the bacon is cooking
  7. place bread on a baking sheet and use a pastry brush to lightly coat the tops with olive oil.
  8. Toast bread
  9. without turning
  10. under the preheated broiler until crispy (like a crouton)
  11. about 4 minutes
  12. watching carefully as it toasts. Remove from the oven and set aside.
  13. Add remaining oil to a large skillet with butter. Season salmon with salt and place skin-side down in the hot pan. Cook until skin is crispy and salmon is nearly cooked through
  14. about 6 minutes. Flip and cook until top side of fish is just browned
  15. 2 to 3 minutes more. Remove from the pan
  16. discard skins
  17. and sprinkle with seasoned salt.
  18. Spread 1 tablespoon mayonnaise on the untoasted side of a bread slice. Top with 1 salmon fillet
  19. 1 tablespoon pesto
  20. 2 lettuce leaves
  21. 2 tomato slices
  22. 2 slices bacon
  23. 1 slice Havarti cheese
  24. and a slice of bread
  25. toasted-side out. Repeat to assemble remaining sandwich.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 35 mins

Servings: 2

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