TEMPEH BLT (TLT)

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Before I became a vegetarian, I used to love BLTs. Here is a great alternative to BLTs with all the flavor and none of the meat. While tempeh has a texture different from bacon, I like it better than any of the fake bacon products I've tried.

Provided by Stacey

Categories Main Dish Recipes Sandwich Recipes Bacon Sandwich Recipes

Time 15m

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
4 slices tempeh bacon
2 teaspoons mayonnaise, or to taste
2 slices whole wheat bread, toasted
2 leaves green leaf lettuce
2 slices ripe tomato

Steps:

Heat oil in a skillet over high heat; cook tempeh bacon in the hot oil until lightly browned, 2 to 4 minutes per side.
Spread mayonnaise on 1 side of each bread slice. Layer 1 leaf lettuce, 1 tomato, and tempeh bacon on the mayonnaise side of 1 bread slice. Top tempeh with remaining tomato slice and lettuce leaf. Place the remaining slice of bread, mayonnaise-side down, on top.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 566.6 calories, Carbohydrate 34.4 g, Cholesterol 3.5 mg, Fat 39.9 g, Fiber 6.1 g, Protein 18.9 g, SaturatedFat 6.5 g, Sodium 635.3 mg, Sugar 4.8 g