Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato French Toast

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Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato French Toast

The utlimate brunch dish! Your favorite sandwich and breakfast all rolled into one!

Prep Time20

Cook Time15

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 439kcal

Author: Nancy Buchanan

Ingredients

1 baguette sliced into 1 inch thick slices
2 eggs
¾ cup half and half or whole milk
2 Tbsp. grated parmesan cheese
½ cup grated gruyere or fontina cheese or a mixture of both
large pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
2 large tomatoes cut into 12 slices
1 ½ cups arugula
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
Salt and freshly ground pepper

Instructions

In a large bowl, combine the eggs and the half and half or milk. Beat together until eggs are thoroughly incorporated. Season with salt, pepper and the nutmeg. Add the cheeses and mix.
Add the baguette slices and turn to coat. Let sit for 30 minutes or overnight.
Pre heat the oven to 200 degrees. Line a sheet pan with foil and set aside.
In a medium bowl, toss the arugula with the olive oil and drizzle with the lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
n a large saute pan, cook the bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove and drain on paper towels.
Pour off all but 1 Tbsp. of the bacon fat. Heat the pan over medium high heat. Add several of the baguette slices and cook until browned and crisp on the bottom (don't crowd the pan) Flip the slices over and cook on the other side until golden brown. Remove baguette slices and place on the sheet pan and put into the oven to stay warm until all the baguette slices have been cooked.
Continue cooking the remaining baguette slices until they are all cooked.
Remove pan from the oven and place two baguette slices on each of 6 plates. Top with a tomato slice, 1 slice of bacon and a small mound of the arugula. Serve!

Notes

If your tomatoes are small, use 3 or 4. I did not spread the baguette slices with mayonnaise but this would be a wonderful addition! These open faced sandwiches are great for breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner.

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