
BLT Appetizer Minis
Bacon Appetizer Ideas
These BLT Appetizer Minis deliver big BLT sandwich flavor in bite-sized form. Crispy Jones bacon, fresh lettuce, and cherry tomatoes are stacked on toasted bread rounds. They’re a playful, crowd‑pleasing BLT recipe perfect for any gathering.

Ingredients
Amount / Quantity | Ingredients |
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1 (12 oz.) package | |
16 small pieces | lettuce (butter lettuce, bibb lettuce, romaine) |
16 small | cherry or grape tomatoes |
8 slices | bread |
mayonnaise or mayo-based sauce (think yum-yum sauce, or other chicken dipping sauce), or make your own garlic aioli (recipe below) | |
Garlic Aioli: | |
1/2 cup | mayonnaise |
1 clove | minced garlic |
1 tablespoon | lemon juice |
2 tablespoons | olive oil |
pinch of salt | |
pinch of pepper |
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Directions
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Preheat oven to 350°F.
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Cut bacon into approximately 1” wide pieces. Place on foil-lined baking sheet.
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Cook bacon until desired doneness, approximately 15 minutes.
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While bacon is cooking, use a cookie cutter or rim of a small glass to cut circles from the bread. Place on a separate baking sheet and toast in the oven for 10 minutes.
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Remove bacon and bread from oven.
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Assemble by layering toasted rounds, aioli or mayo, lettuce leaf, 2 pieces of bacon, and top with a tomato. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Serve promptly.
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Garlic aioli (if making): In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, minced garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Mix well.
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