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BLT Sandwich

BLT Sandwich: a sourced make-ahead recipe with measured ingredients and cooking instructions. Prepare at home; follow storage and reheating safety notes.

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Added October 9, 2026
Source: Recipe: Wikibooks contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); extracted from linked revision; camping suitability and safety notes added. Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY 2.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BLT_sandwich_(1).jpg; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0. Photo illustrates this dish on its source recipe page; not a Wild10 cooking-test photo.
BLT Sandwich

Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor · CC BY 2.0. Source-recipe food photograph; not a Wild10 cooking-test photo.

Serves: 1
Difficulty: Medium

Ingredients

  • •Bacon , sliced into rashers
  • •Lettuce , washed and shredded, torn, or in whole leaves
  • •Ripe tomato , sliced into thin disks
  • •2 slices of any type of bread
  • •Sandwich spread or condiments (e.g., butter , margarine , mayonnaise , cream cheese , or mustard , although mayonnaise is traditional)
  • •Ground black pepper , if desired

Instructions

  1. 1Toast the 2 slices of bread.
  2. 2While the bread is toasting, broil or fry the bacon until crisp, taking care not to burn it.
  3. 3Once the toasted bread is ready, spread with desired condiments.
  4. 4Layer one slice of toast with the lettuce, tomato slices, and bacon. Add black pepper as desired. Top with other slice of toast.
  5. 5Cut into triangles or halves as preferred. Serve immediately.

Camp tips

  • • The lettuce, if shredded, may be mixed with the mayonnaise before layering the toast.
  • • The lettuce may be omitted, or another green substituted. Watercress is a nice addition.
  • • You may add slivers of ripe avocado or raw or cooked red onion to the sandwich, or may substitute them for the lettuce or tomato.
  • • You may top the hot bacon in the sandwich with a slice of cheese , such as cheddar, American, muenster, or pepper jack, or use it to replace the tomato (a sandwich prepared in this way is called a BLC sandwich, for "bacon, lettuce, and cheese.")
  • • You may place a fried egg in the sandwich. If the egg is fried over-easy or sunny-side-up, the egg's yolk may be broken just before serving so that it dresses the contents of the sandwich.
  • • The slices of bread do not need to be toasted, although toast adds a nice texture.
  • • You may spread the bread with peanut butter for an interesting variation.
  • • You may top the sandwich or its contents with hollandaise sauce .
  • • Keep perishables at 40°F (4°C) or below in a monitored cooler. Discard food left above that temperature for over 2 hours, or 1 hour above 90°F (32°C). Use potable water, wash hands, and pack out scraps. Never cook inside a tent. Check local fire restrictions.
  • • Prepare this oven recipe at home before departure. Cool and transport perishable portions safely; do not assume a campfire provides the source oven temperature.

Food safety & trail facts

Keep perishables at 40°F (4°C) or below in a monitored cooler. Discard food left above that temperature for over 2 hours, or 1 hour above 90°F (32°C). Use potable water, wash hands, and pack out scraps. Never cook inside a tent. Check local fire restrictions.

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