When I got my latest batch of tomatoes from my CSA, I had them earmarked for a BLT sandwich. Unfortunately, I waited a day or two too long, and my tomatoes were past their prime. After I cut off their bad spots, I was left with some odd sized chunks of tomatoes.
What to do? What to do? I had my heart set on a BLT (especially the B part of the BLT). So, I morphed my dream sandwich into a dream salad. And there is no better way to top a dream salad than with a fried egg. Runny yolk is required.
There really is no recipe here. I preheated my oven to 400, laid 4 bacon slices on one half of a cookie sheet and laid the tomato chunks on the other half. I drizzled some olive oil on the tomatoes and salted and peppered them. Roast until the bacon is as crispy as you like it (mine took about 10 minutes). I pureed the roasted tomatoes with a splash of red wine vinegar and extra-virgin olive oil to make a dressing, and then fried up an egg. To serve, mound lettuce on a plate, drizzle with dressing, sprinkle with diced bacon, top with egg. As I was eating this, I realized that I should have made croutons! Next time, I'll make room on the cookie sheet for some bread cubes!
23 comments:
That runny egg looks so delicious! There is just something about egg yolk that appeals to me. Is that strange?
oh you are making me head straight to the kitchen this morn! i sooo love your pics, they move me, LITERALLY!
what a great idea--and a runny egg always makes things better.
Oh My God!!!! That looks unbelievably delicious!
Sounds delicious! Never had an egg on my salad, but I love runny yolks, so I will give it a try.
I love your salad. BLT's are one of our all time favorite sandwiches. You've come up with a very clever way to salvage tomatoes that aren't perfect. Bravo.
Sam
This is seriously the best looking salad ever!
Now that looks like a great lunch! Croutons would be perfect!
Looks awesome. You are reminding me to post my BLT quiche!
LL
This looks awesome! I think I've only had hard boiled eggs in my salad. I would love to try them this way in a salad! Nice!
Brilliant!
it's a BELT--yay! the only thing better than this for me is a BLAT--i just love avocado. great creation!
Bacon! Bacon! Bacon! Love it. I'd need a homemade biscuit, though, with that Nigella-golden yolk.
Que c'est beau!!!
Que c'est beau!
I have often considered attempting this exact concept. But something seemed missing. I know now it was EGG! GREG
Oh man this looks so good & I don't even love bacon that much!
Yummy, yummy, yummy, yummy, YUMMY!!!
A simple but delicious dish. Definitely one to make. Your pictures are mouth-watering. Ann :)
It looks like the perfect way to get over a BLT craving--love the runny yolk! ;-)
sin city. love it!
The egg looks good enough to lick off the computer screen. I love the idea of deconstructing the simple BLT and mixing it with a deconstructed bacon and eggs.
This looks amazing! My mouth is seriously watering!
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