BACON, LETTUCE AND PLUM SANDWICHES

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An unlikely combination indeed, bacon, lettuce, and, yes, plums, can go together. This Melissa Clark recipe first appeared in The Times in 2009, when, amid a tomato shortage, she decided to swap in plums in this beloved sandwich recipe. The result "was as delectable and juicy as a B.L.T.," she wrote, "but sweeter and brighter tasting, with the brawny flavor of good, crisp bacon melding with the honeyed fruit." Try it at the height of the season, when plums are as juicy as tomatoes themselves.

Provided by Melissa Clark

Categories easy, lunch, quick, main course

Time 15m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 garlic clove, minced
1 pinch kosher salt
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped
1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
1 teaspoon fresh sage, chopped
Lemon juice, to taste
4 slices white bread
6 small or 3 large plums, pitted and sliced
6 bacon slices, cooked
Lettuce leaves

Steps:

On cutting board using the flat of a knife, or with a mortar and pestle, mash together garlic with salt until a paste forms. In a small bowl, mix garlic paste with mayonnaise. Stir in the basil, thyme, sage and lemon juice.
Toast bread, then spread all 4 slices with herb mayonnaise. Sprinkle plums with lemon juice, to taste, and divide between 2 slices of bread. Cover plums with bacon, breaking bacon slices in half if necessary. Top with lettuce leaves and remaining bread. Cut in half and serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 740, UnsaturatedFat 32 grams, Carbohydrate 59 grams, Fat 49 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 19 grams, SaturatedFat 14 grams, Sodium 963 milligrams, Sugar 29 grams, TransFat 0 grams