Steemit Sandwich Contest Week #52- Anniversary BLT

A big Happy Anniversary to Steemit sandwich contest created by @jaybird. Each week I look forward to reading the entries and connecting with all the talented sandwich creators. For this week I thought I would submit a sandwich just for fun and not for judging to honor this amazing contest. My inspiration for my creation was based mainly on @jaybird and his manwich creations. I decided to make the anniversary BLT sandwich.

Ingredients

• thick cut applewood smoked bacon
• tomato
• spicy beet ketchup (beets, pickled jalapeno juice, brown sugar, and vinegar)
• avocado mayonnaise (avocado, mayonnaise)
• buttermilk onion rings (Vadalia onion, buttermilk, paprika, salt, flour, egg, and bread crumbs)
• lettuce
• seeded whole wheat bread

We all know @jaybird's fondness for bacon, so I decided to use thick cut applewood smoked bacon and I added freshly ground black pepper.

I like to cook my bacon by baking it in a low temperature oven. I find it's easier and less messy than frying it. The next element I wanted to add to this BLT is buttermilk fried onion rings.

I chose sweet Vadalia onions which are not as pungent as regular white onions. If you can't find sweet onions, red onions will also work. The buttermilk added a bit of tanginess to these onion rings.

To build this sandwich I bought a loaf of artisanal seeded whole wheat bread. I lightly toasted the bread and then I added some beet ketchup and avocado mayonnaise. For the avocado mayonnaise I smashed some avocado and mixed it with some mayonnaise. I had some leftover roasted beets so I sliced them up and added some pickled jalapeño juice along with some brown sugar and extra vinegar for more acidity. I cooked the beets for a few minutes and pureed it.

Now for the final touches I added the bacon, onion rings, tomato and iceberg lettuce for the ultimate BLT sandwich.
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