California BLT Bagel

Who doesn’t love a remix of a classic? These BLT bagels are easy to make and taste sensational. Whip them up for your friends or make one for yourself to liven up a mid-week lunch.

What will I need?

• 12 rashers smoked streaky bacon
• ¼ tsp sweet smoked paprika
• 50g Anchor butter
• 2 large ripe avocados
• Salt and pepper
• Pinch of chilli flakes
• Juice of 1 lime
• Small handful of chopped coriander
• 4 seeded bagels
• 4 small free-range eggs
• 1 gem lettuce, sliced
• 8 slices of vine-ripe tomatoes

Makes 4 BLT bagels

How to make a California BLT bagel

1. Preheat a large frying pan over a medium heat and add 25g of butter and the paprika.
2. Once the butter is foaming, add the bacon and cook for 2-3 minutes a side until crispy and golden (or however you like your bacon cooked). Once done, put the bacon to one side.
3. While the bacon is cooking, add the flesh of the avocados to a bowl and season with salt, pepper, and a pinch of chilli flakes.
4. Mash the avocado with a fork until nicely mushed up, then add the lime juice and coriander and mix it all together.
5. Slice your bagels in half and toast them until nicely golden.
6. In the same pan you cooked the bacon, add each of the eggs so they’re separate and don’t touch.
7. Baste the eggs with the butter to help them along and cook until the whites are done and the yolks are just how you like them.

Assemble

1. Butter your bagels with Anchor and set them out ready to start layering your ingredients.
2. Start by spreading on some avocado.
3. Add 3 slices of bacon to each.
4. Then add the lettuce and a couple of tomato slices each.
5. Top with the fried egg, and season to your taste.
6. Finally, pop on the top slice of bagel.