Dinner Tonight: BLT with Avocado and Shrimp
If you want to add more dairy free recipes to your recipe box, Dinner Tonight: BLT with Avocado and Shrimp might be a recipe you should try. For $1.42 per serving, this recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 2 servings with 365 calories, 11g of protein, and 28g of fat each. It is brought to you by Serious Eats. 84 people were glad they tried this recipe. If you have avocado, lettuce, thick-cut bacon, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 50%. This score is pretty good. Similar recipes are Dinner Tonight: BLT, Animal-Style, Dinner Tonight: Crab and Avocado Sandwich, and Dinner Tonight: Tequila Shrimp.
Servings: 2
Ingredients:
1/2 avocado, sliced 1/4-inch thick
2 leaves of lettuce (preferably iceberg, but romaine will work)
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
5 small raw shrimp (about 2 ounces, or so)
Salt and pepper
2 slices of thick-cut bacon
2 thick slices of tomato
2 slices white bread
Equipment:
pot
frying pan
paper towels
Cooking instruction summary:
Procedures 1 Bring a small pot of water to a boil. Add the shrimp, reduce the heat to medium, and cook until they are pink, about 30 seconds to a minute. Drain the water, and then toss the shrimp in an ice bath. Let cool down for a few minutes. 2 Cook the slices of bacon in a skillet set over medium heat, turning often. You want crispy bacon here. Drain on paper towels when done. 3 Meanwhile, toast the slices of bread. 4 Construct the sandwich. Smear the mayonnaise on one side of each slice of toast. Place the lettuce on top of one of the slices of bread. Add the tomato slices on top of the lettuce, and then season each with a pinch of salt and pepper. Add the avocado slices next, then the bacon, and finally the shrimp. Season with another pinch of salt and pepper. Finally top with the last piece of toast, mayonnaise side down. Serve.
Step by step:
1. Bring a small pot of water to a boil.
2. Add the shrimp, reduce the heat to medium, and cook until they are pink, about 30 seconds to a minute.
3. Drain the water, and then toss the shrimp in an ice bath.
4. Let cool down for a few minutes.
5. Cook the slices of bacon in a skillet set over medium heat, turning often. You want crispy bacon here.
6. Drain on paper towels when done.
7. Meanwhile, toast the slices of bread.
8. Construct the sandwich. Smear the mayonnaise on one side of each slice of toast.
9. Place the lettuce on top of one of the slices of bread.
10. Add the tomato slices on top of the lettuce, and then season each with a pinch of salt and pepper.
11. Add the avocado slices next, then the bacon, and finally the shrimp. Season with another pinch of salt and pepper. Finally top with the last piece of toast, mayonnaise side down.
12. Serve.
Nutrition Information:
covered percent of daily need
