Blt On Croissant Recipes

BLT ON CROISSANT

Steps:

• Preheat grill or toaster oven.
• Cook bacon in a large frying pan until crisp.
• Meanwhile make the aioli- mix aioli ingredients together- set aside.
• Toast croissants under the grill for about 30 seconds.
• Split croissants in half; spread aioli over one half of each croissant (botton half) and then top with bacon, tomato, lettuce and remaining croissant half.

UPSCALE BLT ON CROISSANT

Steps:

• Slather cut side of each croissant half with 1 T dijon mustard.
• Layer croissant as follows, starting with the bottom piece and working up: lettuce, tomato, onion, avocado, bacon and croissant top. Viola!

MARINATED TOMATO BLT CROISSANT SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Mix together olive oil, vinegar, oregano and thyme in a shallow dish. Add tomato slices and turn to coat. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Let tomatoes marinate up to two hours.
• Place oven rack in center of oven and preheat to 400°.
• Place bacon slices on a broiler pan (or cookie sheet lined with foil). Mix together brown sugar and black pepper. Sprinkle each bacon slice with brown sugar mixture to cover. Bake bacon 15-20 minutes until golden brown and crispy. If using cookie sheet, transfer bacon to sheet lined with paper towels to absorb excess fat.
• In a small bowl, stir together mustard and jam.
• To assemble sandwiches, spread cut surfaces of all 4 croissants with fig mustard. Layer on 1 slice of cheese, avocado slices, cucumber slices, marinated tomatoes, lettuce leaves, 3 strips of candied bacon and a final slice of cheese.
• NOTE: Preparation includes marinate time.

BLT EGG SALAD CROISSANT

Steps:

• Mix together eggs, celery, mayonnaise and salt and pepper.
• Fold in bacon.
• Place 1/2 cup egg salad on each croissant half.
• Top with lettuce and tomato and replace top half of croissant.