Egg in a Nest BLT Sammies

By vealam

Ingredients

• 8 (1-oz.) whole-wheat sourdough bread slices, lightly toasted
• 2 center-cut bacon slices, diced
• 1 medium ripe avocado
• 1 tablespoon canola mayonnaise
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 4 large eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, divided
• 8 Bibb lettuce leaves (about 2 oz.)
• 8 tomato slices

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from cookinglight.com

Preparation

Step 1

Using a 2 1/2-inch round cookie cutter, cut a hole from the center of 4 bread slices. Discard bread rounds or reserve for another use.

Heat a large skillet over medium. Add bacon; cook 6 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high; cook 2 minutes or until crisp. Place bacon on a paper towel-lined plate. Pour bacon drippings into a bowl and reserve.

Combine avocado, mayonnaise, and salt in a small bowl; mash to combine. Stir in bacon.

Add half of reserved bacon drippings to pan over medium-high. Place 2 cut bread slices in skillet; break 1 egg into each hole. Sprinkle 1/8 teaspoon pepper on each egg. Cook 2 minutes or until eggs begin to set. Carefully turn bread; cook 2 minutes or until eggs are set. Remove from pan. Repeat procedure with remaining half of bacon drippings, cut bread slices, eggs, and pepper.

Spread avocado mixture evenly over 4 uncut bread slices. Top each with 2 lettuce leaves, 2 tomato slices, and 1 egg-in-a-nest bread slice.