Smoked Salmon BLT

This Smoked Salmon BLT melt is cheesy, spicy, smoky and the perfect indulgent sandwich to level up your lunch routine.

This Smoked Salmon BLT melt takes everything you love about a classic BLT and gives it a rich, melty twist. Similar to tuna salad, this smoked salmon is turned into a creamy salad and then gets layered with crispy bacon, tomato, arugula and melty cheese. It’s the perfect mix of smoky, savory, crisp, and fresh, making it feel like the ideal lunch upgrade or an easy dinner sandwich.

What makes this sandwich so good is the way the smoked Salmon plays off the bacon and tomato, while the melted cheese brings everything together into one cozy bite. Adding the romaine after toasting keeps the lettuce crisp and fresh, which balances the richness and gives you that familiar BLT feel with a more elevated twist.

I love to use Fishwife Smoked Salmon for this, because I think their flavor and quality is really unparalleled.

If you love this melt, you’ll love my Spicy Tuna Melt and my Smoky Salmon Melt.

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Smoked Salmon BLT

This Smoked Salmon BLT melt is cheesy, spicy, smoky and the perfect indulgent sandwich to level up your lunch routine.

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Ingredients

The smoked salmon salad:

• ▢ 4 oz tinned smoked salmon
• ▢ 2 tbsp whipped cream cheese
• ▢ 1 tsp diced red onion
• ▢ 1 tsp dice jalapeño
• ▢ 1/4 cup shredded havarti cheese (+ another 1/4 cup for the bread)
• ▢ Squeeze of lemon
• ▢ sea salt
• ▢ pepper

The rest:

• ▢ Brioche bread (or whatever bread you prefer)
• ▢ Butter for griddling
• ▢ 1/4 cup shredded havarti cheese
• ▢ 2 strips of bacon
• ▢ 1 slice of tomato
• ▢ Handful of arugula

Instructions 

• Preheat oven to broil. Combine smoked salmon salad ingredients into a bowl until combined. Season to taste. You might want to adjust depending on how creamy you want it to be.
• Add strips of bacon to a skillet and cook on medium / low heat until desired crispiness, about 7 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel lined plate.
• Add shredded havarti cheese to two slices of brioche bread. Add to a baking sheet and broil for about 2-3 min or until cheese has melted and browned slightly. Add scoops of salmon salad to the sandwich.
• Slice a tomato and add to the sandwich along with the bacon and a handful of arugula. Close sandwich and enjoy!

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