{"id":793,"date":"2016-08-11T09:33:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-11T09:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=793"},"modified":"2016-08-11T09:33:00","modified_gmt":"2016-08-11T09:33:00","slug":"august-is-time-for-a-stillmans-blt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=793","title":{"rendered":"August Is Time for a Stillman&#8217;s BLT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There is nothing like a mid-summer BLT sandwich.&#0160;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"http:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883401b7c881c617970b-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_8996\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00e54fc42bb8883401b7c881c617970b img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883401b7c881c617970b-500wi\" style=\"width: 500px;\" title=\"IMG_8996\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The one above features <a href=\"http:\/\/stillmansfarm.com\/\">Stillman&#39;s Farm<\/a> heirloom tomatoes, salad greens, and Applewood smoked bacon from <a href=\"http:\/\/stillmanqualitymeats.com\/\">Sillman Quality Meats<\/a>. The bread is from a local bakery. That slice of avocado that we use to replace mayo is the only thing not from a local source.&#0160;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"http:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883401bb0925205b970d-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_8964\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00e54fc42bb8883401bb0925205b970d img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883401bb0925205b970d-500wi\" style=\"width: 500px;\" title=\"IMG_8964\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#39;s an easy build. Slice and toast sourdough bread, top with sliced avocado. You can mash it, if you like, but sliced with a grind of pepper is fine.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"http:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883401b7c881c6a6970b-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_8969\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00e54fc42bb8883401b7c881c6a6970b img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883401b7c881c6a6970b-500wi\" style=\"width: 500px;\" title=\"IMG_8969\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are purists, <a href=\"http:\/\/localinseason.com\/chefs-and-restaurants\/150-chef-tony-maws.html\">like Chef Tony Maws<\/a>, who will only serve tomatoes when they reach their peak of local flavor in August. I admit to accepting lesser&#0160;tomatoes outside of this month, but I do go out of my way to serve the best of the local ones each season. Here I added slabs of Stillman&#39;s full-flavored heirlooms that tempted us at the <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonpublicmarket.org\/\">Boston Public Market.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"http:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883401b7c881c6c9970b-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_8975\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00e54fc42bb8883401b7c881c6c9970b img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883401b7c881c6c9970b-500wi\" style=\"width: 500px;\" title=\"IMG_8975\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next comes slabs of farmer&#39;s cut bacon from Stillman Quality Meats.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"http:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883401b8d20b7db8970c-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_8981\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00e54fc42bb8883401b8d20b7db8970c img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883401b8d20b7db8970c-500wi\" style=\"width: 500px;\" title=\"IMG_8981\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finally a handful of lettuce from the big bag of salad greens we picked up at Stillman&#39;s stand at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CopleySquareFarmersMarket\/\">Copley Square Farmers Market.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"http:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883401bb0925212b970d-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_8964-COLLAGE\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00e54fc42bb8883401bb0925212b970d img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883401bb0925212b970d-500wi\" style=\"width: 500px;\" title=\"IMG_8964-COLLAGE\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Put it all together and you have one of the&#0160;truly great summer season meals.&#0160;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><em>What&#39;s on your Food Lover&#39;s Shopping List? <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><em><iframe loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"250\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?t=bostonzestcom-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=12&amp;l=ur1&amp;category=kitchen&amp;banner=0FNCR9B2J7F8PHAZGG82&amp;f=ifr&amp;linkID=HSWSLVXC4HC3FN7E\" style=\"border: none;\" width=\"300\"><\/iframe><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Words: Penny Cherubino<br \/>Photos: \u00a92016 Penny Cherubino&#0160;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How many BLTs have you had this season?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,772,311],"tags":[6732,6729,6734,794,1367,6730,6735,6731,6733,5761,6736],"class_list":["post-793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-food-drink","category-food-local-farmers-markets","category-food-recipes","tag-applewood-smoked-bacon","tag-august-is-time-for-a-stillmans-blt","tag-avocado","tag-boston-public-market","tag-copley-square-farmers-market","tag-heirloom-tomatoes","tag-locally-sourced-ingredients","tag-salad-greens","tag-sillman-quality-meats","tag-stillmans-farm","tag-summer-season-meals"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - 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