Avocado Lettuce Tomato Sandwich (ALT) Recipe

Name: Avocado Lettuce Tomato Sandwich (ALT)
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 2 slices toasted whole grain bread; 1 whole avocado, sliced (see How to Cut and Peel an Avocado); 2 leaves lettuce (Boston Bibb or butter lettuce work well); 2 to 3 slices fresh tomato; Kosher salt; Mayonnaise

Have you ever written a list of your favorite foods?

Avocado is at the top of my list. Yes of course there are other favorites—artichokes, blueberries, a good steak—but avocado is queen of them all.

As long as I can remember, my family has always had avocados in the house, either out on the counter ripening, or in the fridge. For a couple glorious years we even had an avocado tree, until it died in a freeze. :-(

So no wonder my father's most treasured sandwich is, as he affectionately calls it, the A.L.T.—avocado, lettuce, and tomato, on toast.

Of course he thinks he invented this sandwich, and he did, as have thousands of other avocado lovers around the world. I once asked him, why not add bacon?

His response? A grumbled, "Why should I? It's perfectly fine with avocado," along with a look that said, if I wanted a BLT I would have made a BLT.

That's my dad. Do not get between him and his food.

Of course if you want to add a couple strips of bacon to your ALT (that would make it a BLAT), be my guest!

A sandwich of sliced tomatoes, avocado, butter lettuce, and mayonnaise on toasted whole-wheat bread — Simply Recipes / Photo by Julia Gartland / Food Styling by Samantha Seneviratne

Avocado Lettuce Tomato Sandwich (ALT)

Prep Time 10 mins

Total Time 10 mins

Serving 1 sandwich

The key to a delicious A.L.T. is salt. The flavor of both avocados and tomatoes shines with the addition of a little sprinkling of salt.

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2 slices toasted whole grain bread
1/2 whole avocado, sliced (see How to Cut and Peel an Avocado)
2 leaves lettuce (Boston Bibb or butter lettuce work well)
2 to 3 slices fresh tomato
Kosher salt
Mayonnaise

For each sandwich, toast two slices of whole grain bread. While the bread is toasting, slice your tomato and avocado.
Slather as much (or little) mayonnaise as you like on one side of each slice of toasted bread. Add a layer of sliced avocado and sprinkle a little kosher salt over it. Add a layer of lettuce and a layer of sliced tomatoes. Sprinkle a little salt over the tomatoes too.
Top with the second slice of toasted bread. Cut the sandwich in half if you want, to make it easier to eat. Enjoy!

Simply Recipes / Photo by Julia Gartland / Food Styling by Samantha Seneviratne

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
341	Calories
19g	Fat
35g	Carbs
10g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 1
Amount per serving
Calories	341
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19g	24%
Saturated Fat 3g	14%
Cholesterol 4mg	1%
Sodium 572mg	25%
Total Carbohydrate 35g	13%
Dietary Fiber 9g	32%
Total Sugars 5g
Protein 10g
Vitamin C 14mg	72%
Calcium 122mg	9%
Iron 2mg	13%
Potassium 655mg	14%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate. In cases where multiple ingredient alternatives are given, the first listed is calculated for nutrition. Garnishes and optional ingredients are not included.