French Toast Blt With Roasted Garlic Vinaigrette Recipe Epicuriouscom

FRENCH TOAST BLT WITH ROASTED GARLIC VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Place the bacon on a rimmed baking sheet and bake until crisp, 10 to 15 minutes. Leave the oven on.
• Combine the heavy cream and eggs in a bowl and whisk to thoroughly blend. Season the mixture with salt and pepper to taste. Soak the bread in the mixture for 15 minutes, then turn the slices over and soak for an additional 10 to 15 minutes.
• Place a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the canola oil. Once the oil is hot (it will shimmer slightly), fry the challah slices on each side until golden brown, working in batches. Transfer the challah to a baking sheet and place in the oven. Bake until the custard is cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes; the bread should soufflé, or puff up. Remove from the oven, cover each slice with grated cheese, and return the pan to the oven to melt the cheese. Once the cheese is melted, about 4 minutes, remove from the oven. Put 2 slices bacon and 2 slices tomato on each slice of challah and drizzle with some of the vinaigrette. Toss the arugula with the remaining dressing (or enough to coat) and place atop each piece. Serve warm.

BEST OVEN BAKED FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Coat a 9x13-inch baking dish with melted butter. Spread any remaining melted butter over bottom of dish.
• Sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon evenly over melted butter.
• Arrange bread in two layers over brown sugar mixture.
• Beat eggs, milk, and salt in a bowl; pour over bread.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 30 minutes.

ROASTED GARLIC VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Remove papery outer skin from garlic (do not peel or separate cloves). Cut tops off of garlic bulbs. Brush with 1 teaspoon oil. Wrap each bulb in heavy-duty foil. Bake at 425° for 30-35 minutes or until softened. Cool for 10-15 minutes., Squeeze softened garlic into a blender. Add the vinegar, water, sugar, lemon juice, Italian seasoning, mustard, salt, pepper and remaining oil; cover and process until smooth. Store in the refrigerator.

SAVORY FRENCH-TOAST BLT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place bacon on a rimmed baking sheet; cook until golden and crisp, about 15 minutes, rotating sheet halfway through. Drain on paper towels.
• Meanwhile, in a large shallow dish, whisk together eggs, cream, and chives; season with salt and pepper. Lay bread in a single layer in egg mixture and soak 3 minutes on each side. In a large skillet, melt butter over medium. When butter sizzles, add bread and cook until golden and crisp around edges, about 3 minutes per side, flipping once.
• To serve, layer lettuce, tomato, and bacon on each slice French toast and sprinkle with chives.

ROASTED-GARLIC VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F. Slice the tops off the garlic so the cloves are exposed. Place the heads in a baking dish and drizzle with olive oil. Cover the pan with foil and roast until the garlic is golden brown and fragrant, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove the garlic from the oven. Cool briefly before squeezing the cloves out of their skins into the bowl of a blender. Combine the vinegar and mustard, blending until smooth. With the machine running, slowly drizzle in 3/4 cup olive oil. Keep the blender running and season with salt and pepper.

BLT ON FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Dip bread slices in egg mixture until well coated.
• In well buttered skillet cook bread slices on medium high to medium low heat until toasty brown.
• Spread mayo on French Toast if desired.
• Add bacon, lettuce and tomato slices.
• If making for a crowd, place cooked French Toast on a cookie sheet and hold in a warm oven.

ROASTED-GARLIC VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Squeeze garlic cloves from skins into a blender. Add vinegar, honey, mustard, and salt; blend until smooth, about 10 seconds. With machine running, pour in oil in a slow, steady stream; blend until emulsified. Season with pepper.

ROAST GARLIC BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• In a small sauce pan, mix the balsamic and the sugar. Heat on low and reduce by half.
• Pour balsamic reduction into a blender and add the mustard and the salt and pepper.
• Cover and start blending on low.
• If your blender lid has the small cap, remove it and slowly pour in the oil.
• Once all the oil is poured in, put the small cap back on and blend on high for about a minute.