SANDWICH WITH BACON, PISTACHIO PESTO, AND TOMATO

Sandwich with Bacon, Pistachio Pesto, and Tomato image

This is an Italian twist on the classic BLT--I call it BPT (Bacon Pesto Tomato). I came up with this recipe one day by just throwing a sandwich together with things I had leftover in my fridge. It was unexpected how delicious it was!

Provided by Rashelle Godina

Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pasta Sauce Recipes

Time 25m

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

½ cup shelled, salted whole pistachios
1 lime, juiced
1 bunch fresh cilantro
3 cloves garlic
½ cup olive oil
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 slices turkey bacon
2 slices whole wheat sandwich bread
olive oil, or as needed, divided
4 slices Roma tomato
salt and pepper to taste
½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Steps:

Combine pistachio nuts, lime juice, cilantro, and garlic in the bowl of a food processor; pulse until blended. Pour olive oil in slowly, with the processor running, until pesto is smooth. Season with salt and pepper; set aside.
Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until crisp, about 10 minutes. Remove bacon from pan and drain on paper towels. When cool enough to handle, tear each strip of bacon in 1/2 so you have 4 pieces.
Brush both sides of bread slices with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Place remaining olive oil in the skillet. Cook bread in the skillet over medium heat, turning as necessary, until both sides are browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove bread from pan.
Meanwhile, season tomato slices liberally with salt and pepper.
To assemble sandwich, place 4 pieces of bacon on 1 slice of bread. Top with Parmesan cheese, tomato slices, 2 tablespoons pistachio pesto, and the remaining slice of bread.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1957 calories, Carbohydrate 56.5 g, Cholesterol 51.4 mg, Fat 180.7 g, Fiber 14.5 g, Protein 41.3 g, SaturatedFat 30.4 g, Sodium 1704.4 mg, Sugar 12 g