Source:
Campbell's Recipes
Bistro BLT
Ordinary BLTs become exquisite sandwiches by using puff pastry as the bread, spicy arugula as the lettuce and garlic & herb spreadable cheese instead of mayonnaise. It's an upscale BLT that's really easy to make!
Rating:
Serves:
6 servings
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Cook Time:
15 minutes
1/2 of a 17.3-ounce package Pepperidge Farm® Puff Pastry Sheets (1 sheet), thawed
1/4 cup garlic & herb spreadable cheese
1 package (2.1 ounces) fully-cooked thick-cut bacon (12 slices), heated according to package directions
3 cups baby arugula
2 medium tomatoes, thinly sliced
Heat the oven to 400°F. Unfold the pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface. Cut the pastry sheet into 3 strips along the fold marks. Cut
each
strip in half crosswise to make
6
rectangles. Place the pastry rectangles onto a baking sheet.
Bake for 15 minutes or until the pastries are golden brown. Remove the pastries from the baking sheet to a wire rack and let cool for 5 minutes. Split
each
pastry into
2
layers, making
12
layers in all.
Spread
1 teaspoon
cheese on the split side of
each
layer. Place
2 slices
bacon on
each
bottom layer. Top
each
with
about 1/2 cup
arugula,
about
2 slices
tomato and the top layers, cheese-side down.
Tip
:
To serve as appetizers, cut
each
assembled pastry into
3
pieces and secure with toothpicks.