A BLT, or bacon, lettuce, and tomato, sandwich is a classic. Especially in the summertime, when tomatoes are extra fresh and flavorful, this sandwich can really hit the spot. While it is generally served on toasted bread, I have a little twist to share with you-- a low carb BLT!

iceberg lettuce halves with ranch, tomato, and bacon inside

The lettuce takes on the roll of the bread in this sandwich and I found the perfect thing to use- Baby Iceberg Lettuce. It is the perfect size and all you have to do is slice it in half lengthwise. Add on a good portion of crispy bacon, thick cut tomatoes, and the sauce of your choosing and you have yourself a delicious keto BLT.

What makes this sandwich low carb?

By taking away the toasted bread! Everything else about this recipe is already low carb, and so there isn't much else to do.

A lot of keto BLT recipes call for something called a "chaffle" which is a waffle, where the only ingredients are cheese and egg. I am personally not a fan of making swaps to make things that are meant to have carbs into not carbs, i.e. a chaffle, or keto bread. I always feel like they are subpar to the real thing-- that's just me.

The baby iceberg lettuce is so crunchy and delicious here, I didn't even miss the bread! If you find baby iceberg, try making these baby iceberg wedge salads next- too cute.

open-faced lettuce half with ranch, tomato, and bacon piled on top. Prep ingredients in background

What sauce to use for a BLT sandwich?

In most cases, mayo is used (and loved!). Because I wanted to have this sandwich be extra saucy, I went with homemade buttermilk ranch. It almost made this into a portable salad situation, and it was absolutely delicious. This Avocado Lime Ranch Dressing would be a super fun and delicious sauce to add!

Can you turn these into low carb BLT lettuce wraps?

Of course! You can simply break apart the lettuce leaves to have little "boats" and turn those into lettuce wraps. The rest of the ingredients with be the same, although you may want to cut up the tomatoes and crumble the bacon so everything fits into a bit more easily.

Ingredients

baby iceberg lettuce
bacon
ranch (or mayo)
tomato

tomatoes sliced on a mint green cutting board with a knife next to it, ranch in a small white bowl, iceberg lettuce, and bacon on a paper towel on a white plate

Instructions

Trim off a very small bit of the root. Just enough, so that the lettuce head stays in tact.
Slice in half lengthwise.
On one half, add ranch and then place on bacon and sliced tomatoes.
Place other lettuce half on top and enjoy!

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