Cheesy Waffle BLT Sandwiches
A fantastic Bacon, Lettuce, andTomato Sandwich made with Cheesy Waffles instead of toast.
Servings 4 Servings
Calories 1550kcal
Ingredients
For the Waffles:
- 2 eggs separated2 cups flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups buttermilk or add 1 tsp of lemon juice to regular milk and let it sit for 5 min
- 2 Tbsp melted butter
- ¼ cup of green onion chopped
- ¾ cup of grated cheese I used Tillamook White Cheddar - so good!
For the Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich:
- 8 Waffles
- 8 pieces of lettuce
- 4 large tomato slices or the equivalent
- Salt and Pepper
- 12-16 slices of crisp bacon
- Mayonnaise or my favorite...I combine mayonnaise with some whole grain mustard; approximately 2 Tbsp of Mayo combined with 1 tsp of mustard
- Basil leaves for garnish
Instructions
To Make the Waffles:
- Beat the egg whites until just firm; set aside.
- Add all the dry ingredients to a clean mixing bowl; whisk to combine.
- Beat the egg yolks and add them to the milk.
- Stir the liquid ingredients into the dry onesl
- Add melted butter and beat on low until just combined.
- Ad the shredded cheese and the green onion and mix in.
- Fold the egg whites into the mix and stir gently until just combined.
- Preheat your waffle iron. Add batter and cook according to manufacturers' directions.
To Construct the Sandwich, layer the components in this order:
- One waffle
- Slice of lettuce
- Tomato slice (salt and pepper the tomato)
- Bacon
- Dab on some Mayonnaise
- Slice of lettuce
- Second waffle
To serve, cut in half on the diagonal and skewer a basil leaf on each half.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 1550kcal | Carbohydrates: 175g | Protein: 39g | Fat: 80g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 55g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 153mg | Sodium: 2727mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 11g