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    Meal Type / Savory / Main Courses / Sandwiches / Gourmet BLT: Pancetta, sun-dried tomatoes, arugula, artichoke hearts, and fresh mozzarella

    Gourmet BLT: Pancetta, sun-dried tomatoes, arugula, artichoke hearts, and fresh mozzarella

    February 14, 2012 by Sarah Menanix · Modified: Jun 23, 2014

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    I'm not much of a sandwich person, but when you go skiing, that's the most portable lunch. At the last minute, we wound up not going skiing this weekend, but I had already bought a loaf of fresh sour batard for our sandwiches. To use up this bread, I made one of our favorites, the BLT - gourmet style. I replaced bacon with pancetta, tomatoes with sun-dried tomatoes, lettuce with arugula, and tossed in some artichokes and fresh mozzarella. The result was all my favorite flavors in one bite, and I didn't even realize I was eating a sandwich. I'm serious about not being a sandwich lover; when I was in elementary school I didn't have the heart to tell my mom I didn't like them, and threw out or traded my sandwich every single day - such a waste, I know, don't get me started (this is now my biggest fear when I pack Lucas's lunch).

    We've made a variation of this sandwich before (minus the pancetta) and it comes with an amusing story. Before a Thao and Mirah concert at the Great American Music Hall in SF, Lucas and I sat on a curb in the Tenderloin scarfing down our sandwich dinner. As can be expected in this neighborhood, we were approached by a scraggly fellow asking if we could share our food (I think he had his eye on our Dr. Pepper). Since I had already eaten quite a bit, I offered half my sandwich to him, holding up the foil wrapping platter. While keeping the sandwich in my hands, he picked through every ingredient, shoving his fingers in between the layers, and exclaimed, in disgust, "what IS this? I can't eat any of this stuff!" It was as if he thought I might yell, "no give backs" if he took the sandwich from me during his inspection. He pulled out the chunk of cheese, leaving the mangled use-to-be sandwich still in my possession, and walked off. In short, he ensured that if he couldn't have the sandwich, no one could. Although the sandwich wasn't up to his standards, I assure you that this combination of ingredients will knock your socks off.

     

    Gourmet BLT
    Serves 2-3

    • Your favorite bread (I've made it on rolls before, and this time, on slices of toasted sour batard).
    • 1 cup arugula
    • 3 oz pancetta, thinly sliced
    • 10 sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil with herbs, finely chopped (I used Bella San Luci brand because they're made in my hometown) (reserve rest of jar for later use)
    • 10 canned artichoke quarters, cut in half (reserve rest of can for later use)
    • 4-6 slices of fresh mozzarella
    • 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
    1. Cook the pancetta in a medium skillet on medium heat until browned. Transfer to a paper towel and pat to remove excess grease.
    2. Put a handful of arugula on the bread, layer on mozzarella, sun-dried tomatoes, artichokes, and pancetta.
    3. Sprinkle with balsamic vinegar. Top with other layer of bread and serve.

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    11 Comments

    1. Sheri Sanders Nix -

      February 14, 2012 at 10:27 pm

      What can one say...all my favorite things!!

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      • Sarah Menanix -

        February 14, 2012 at 10:43 pm

        :)

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    2. Kevin (Closet Cooking) -

      February 15, 2012 at 3:23 am

      So many great flavours in this BLT!

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      • Sarah Menanix -

        February 15, 2012 at 10:19 am

        Thanks! You just made me realized I've got leftover ingredients and it's almost lunchtime - yum! hehe.

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        • Sarah Menanix -

          February 15, 2012 at 10:22 am

          Also, I can't wait to try your fennel gratin - my boyfriend was just saying how he wants to eat more fennel, and this sounds delicious. (I tried to leave that comment when you first posted it, but for some reason blogger hates me and always says that the word verification was entered wrong...)

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    3. liam broadbent -

      February 15, 2012 at 6:42 am

      Dam, this look soo good!

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      • Sarah Menanix -

        February 15, 2012 at 1:22 pm

        Thanks!

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    4. Katie @ Epicurean Mom Blog -

      February 15, 2012 at 11:26 am

      OMG! I NEED THIS IN MY LIFE!!! Heaven!

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      • Sarah Menanix -

        February 15, 2012 at 11:33 am

        hehe - thanks!

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