Air fryer BLT sandwiches
Perfectly crisp bacon with no splattered stove, stacked on toast with cold lettuce, salted tomato and mayo.
- 20 min total
- 10 min hands-on
- Anyone can make this
- Serves 2
- About $2.13 a serving
- 640 calories
- Dairy-free
Dolly says: I’d make this on a weeknight. It’s on the table in 20 minutes.
Ingredients
For 2 servings.
- 6 slices bacon
- 4 slices whole wheat bread
- 1 tomato, sliced
- 2 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 cup green leaf lettuce, about 4 leaves
From your pantry
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch black pepper
Each serving has about 640 calories, 18 g protein, 28 g carbs and 50 g fat, and costs about $2.13 at typical US grocery prices. Both are estimates from what the recipe uses.
Missing something?
- No tomatoes? Roma tomatoes work.
Steps
Tap an underlined word for a quick explanation.
Pour a few tablespoons of water into the drawer under the air fryer basket, then lay the bacon in the basket in one layer, cutting slices in half if needed.
Dolly’s tip: The water catches the dripping fat so it does not smoke.Air fry at 375°F for 8 to 10 minutes, until the bacon is . Move it to a paper towel.
Crispy. Crispy means the outside is dry, firm and crunchy. It comes from high heat, a little oil and room in the pan, because crowded food steams and goes soft.
How you’ll know: It sounds crunchy when you tap or bite it, and it doesn’t flop when you lift it.
Timer: 9 min
Dolly’s tip: Thin bacon can be done at 7 minutes, so peek early.Food safety: Cook bacon until it’s crisp and no longer translucent.
Carefully pour the fat out of the drawer, then toast the bread in the basket at 375°F for 2 to 3 minutes, until .
Golden brown. Golden brown is the color of good toast, somewhere between yellow and light brown. It means the outside is cooked and crisp but not burnt.
How you’ll know: It looks like toast and smells toasty; dark brown with a bitter smell means it went too far.
Timer: 2 min 30 sec
the tomato and sprinkle it with the salt and pepper.
Slice. Slicing means cutting food into flat pieces of about the same thickness. Even slices cook evenly, so none are raw while others burn.
How you’ll know: Lay a few side by side: they’re close to the same thickness from one end to the other.
Dolly’s tip: A pinch of salt makes even a winter tomato taste like one.Spread the toast with mayonnaise, then stack the lettuce, tomato and bacon on 2 slices, close with the others and cut them in half.
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