Diner BLAT

Name: Diner BLAT
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 slices Thick white toast; 1 lb Applewood smoked bacon; 1 cup Iceberg lettuce; 2 Tomato; 1 Hass avocado; 3 tbsp Mayonnaise

Bacon, lettuce, avocado, tomato with lemon aioli on brioche.

Developed and tested by The Neon Griddle test kitchenPublished August 1, 2026Last reviewed August 10, 2026Corrections

Prep: 10m
Cook: 15m
Serves: 2
Level: Easy

Ingredients

2servings

Thick white toast4 slices
Applewood smoked bacon1 lb
Iceberg lettuce1 cup
Tomato2
Hass avocado1
Mayonnaise3 tbsp

Instructions

1
Toast bread
Toast the bread until completely dehydrated on the surface.
2
Layer & build
Apply an impermeable layer of mayonnaise.
3
Stack the fillings
Layer the crisp bacon, structurally supportive lettuce, salted tomato slices, and thickly sliced avocado.
4
Slice & serve
Compress slightly and cut diagonally to expose the strata.

Cook it safe

160°F / 71°C — Eggs and egg dishes, or cook until both the white and the yolk are firm.

This recipe serves egg that is not fully cooked. Use pasteurized eggs if serving anyone pregnant, very young, over 65, or immunocompromised.
Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours of cooking — within 1 hour if the room is above 90°F / 32°C.
Reheat leftovers to 165°F / 74°C before serving.
Use a calibrated instant-read thermometer rather than color or cooking time to judge doneness.

Temperatures follow the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service safe minimum internal temperature chart.

Nutrition

Per serving · estimated

Our ingredient-by-ingredient calculation disagrees with this recipe’s recorded calorie figure, so one of the two is wrong. The nutrition panel stays empty until an editor re-tests the recipe.

Nutrition is estimated from the listed ingredients using standard reference values (USDA FoodData Central). 5 of 6 matched ingredients use verified FoodData Central entries (dictionary snapshot 2026-09-11). Brand, portion, and preparation differences can change the result. Frying fat is counted at the share typically absorbed, and brines drained before cooking are excluded. These figures are an estimate for general interest, not medical or dietary advice.