Monday, January 4, 2010

BLT Dip


In December my daughter and I attended a Ladies' Tea hosted by our church. We were served all sorts of different appetizers, all of which were delightful. However, one stood out. I had no idea what it was when I placed it on my plate, but I knew instantly when I tasted it.

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It was a BLT right in my mouth, only in a dip form. I knew I had to figure out how to make it.



BLT Dip



1 pound bacon; diced and cooked crisp

1 ½ cups mayonaise

1 ½ cups sour cream

2-4 Roma tomatoes; diced


Combine the mayonaise, sour cream and bacon. If desired you can also add in a dash or two of black pepper. Refrigerate for 2 hours, or overnight. Trust me on this one. Generally I'm not patient enough to let things sit, but this really needs to to allow the flavors to mesh. Otherwise it tastes too mayonaise-y. Right before serving stir in the tomatoes.

Serve with crackers or toasted bread. I used a whole loaf of bread and cut the pieces in triangles. Then I toasted them in a 300° oven until toasted.

For added pizzaz and flavor, hollow out a head of iceberg lettuce and use it as a serving bowl. Lettuce is the only thing this dish was missing.



I served this at our family gathering for Christmas, and it was devoured! Even my tomato hating husband couldn't get enough of it.


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6 comments:

Jennifer said...

This sounds delicious! I can't wait to try it. Anything with bacon and tomatoes is good to me.

Unknown said...

Yum!! This sounds amazing! I'll definitely have to try this!! :)

Lori said...

Oh Man! That sounds good! I am so bookmarking it! Thanks for sharing!

Lisa@BlessedwithGrace said...

Oh my goodness... how yummy. Great and easy recipe. Thanks!

The kids said...

MMMMM I love dip, so will definetely be trying this one!

gfe--gluten free easily said...

Phoebe--That sounds so tasty! I love the hollowed head of lettuce idea. We usually have one gluten-free support group meeting where we do dips each year, so I'll have to make this one for it. :-)

Thanks,
Shirley