BLT with Kale Pesto

If you were smart, you made extra pesto.  Guess who’s smart?? THIS GIRL!! There are so many different ways you can use pesto, this just happens to be one of my favorite.  I love to cook, but I do have those days when I just want to become one with the couch read magazines, and catch up on movies.  When this happens I want to make something not only easy fast, but good.  You know that saying ‘keep it simple, stupid’ that’s exactly what I do when I’m super lazy and know that no one is going to deliver food to my couch.  You can’t get any simpler than a BLT. Yes a BLT for lunch, dinner, late night snack, and if it were up to the Mr. we would have them for breakfast!

I think people don’t think of making a  BLT because it’s usually only ordered at a diner, but it’s actually one of the simplest things to make at home.  The hardest thing about making this sandwich is cooking the bacon, and the best part is putting as much bacon you want in your sandwich!  You know what I mean.  Like when you order something that says bacon, only to find that it has one slice!!! Under your breath you say “cheap as hell with the bacon.”  So make as much bacon as you want and load it up!

My version of the BLT using the pesto instead of the traditional mayo gives the sandwich so much more flavor.  The kale pesto gives the sandwich a creamy, nutty, salty, taste that you can’t get from mayo.  When you add the pesto BLT instantly becomes a gourmet Sandwich! LOL Well at least that’s what like to tell my Husband.

Ingredients:

• Kale Pesto– check out the recipe from a previous post.
• Bacon- I like using turkey bacon, but use whatever kind you like
• Tomatoes- sliced thin
• Romaine Lettuce, or Spinach
• Bread- any kind will do get fancy, or keep it simple