Spanglish Sandwich

For those of you who read this title and already knew what I was talking about, I'm sure you've tried this sandwich or perhaps a variation of it before. For you others...well, it was THE sandwich featured in the 2004 Adam Sandler movie Spanglish. Granted, the sandwich only had about 30 seconds of screen time, but if you saw the movie, you would remember that scene. For any other foodies who may have seen it, I know that you were drooling too and couldn't wait to try it!

Tonight I had BLTs on the dinner menu, but I thought why make a "boring" BLT when I could try something different? This sandwich really is good. And the nice thing is that you don't need all the fancy ingredients to make it good. Don't have butter lettuce? Just use iceberg or Romaine or even spinach leaves, like I did. Don't have fancy bacon? Just use regular bacon or even turkey bacon, like I did. Don't have pain de campagne bread? Just use white bread or sourdough or even the Orowheat Sandwich Thins, like I did. I promise, it will turn out great.

(My camera phone was a bit blurry, but you get the idea)

Spanglish Sandwich
Makes: 1 sandwich

3-4 slices of bacon
2 slices of Monterey Jack cheese
2 slices of toasted rustic country loaf (pain de campagne)
1 tbsp of mayo
4 tomato slices
2 leaves of butter lettuce
1 teaspoon butter
1 egg

1. Cook the bacon until crisp, drain on paper towels and set aside.

2. Place the slices of cheese on one side of toasted bread. Place in toaster oven or under broiler to melt the cheese.

3. Spread the other slice of bread with the mayonnaise, top with the cooked bacon, the sliced tomato, and lettuce.

4. In non-stick skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Fry egg, turning over briefly when the bottom is set (keep yolk runny).

5. Slide the finished egg on top of the lettuce. Top with the other slice of toast, melted cheese side down. Place the sandwich on a plate and slice in half, letting the yolk run down the sandwich.