Recipe for low-carb BLT lettuce wraps served protein style, stuffed in the hollow of a big piece of romaine lettuce with fresh bacon, tomatoes and mayo.
BLT lettuce wraps are the perfect late-summer meal when tomatoes are at their best. The heat and humidity of the Arizona monsoon season makes me almost totally inert and immobile. This is about all I can muster dinner-wise.
Mayo and bacon can be fairly healthy, and my version of this dish is also low-carb. I prefer to ditch the bread in my BLT because it really just gets in the way, (it’s not called a BBLT). Instead, I make mine “protein style” served stuffed in the hollow of a big piece of romaine lettuce for more of the stuff that I really want.
Servings: 1 person
Cost: $2.00
Protein style BLT lettuce wraps served stuffed in the hollow of a big piece of romaine lettuce for more of the stuff that you really want.
Ingredients
- 4 slices of bacon preferably applewood smoked
- 1 small tomato sliced thin
- 2 whole romaine leaves
- 2 tablespoons mayonaise
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Spread each lettuce leaf with a generous portion of mayo.
- Sprinkle with salt & pepper
Top with two strips of bacon, then a layer of sliced tomatoes, and two more slices of bacon. Enjoy!
Here's the vegetarian version that I make for my husband.
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