Chef Edward Lee's Bacon Pâté BLT Recipe

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: pork belly

Turkey bacon is lower in fat and calories

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and adds flavor

bread

🥗Healthier: whole grain bread

💰Cheaper: white bread

Whole grain adds fiber and nutrients

Cut bacon into small pieces.

Sauté bacon in a skillet until it starts to render fat, about 3-4 minutes.

Add chopped onions to the skillet and sauté until softened, absorbing the bacon fat.

Add sundried tomatoes to the skillet.

Pour in a splash of red wine and a couple squirts of cherry vinegar; let the liquid evaporate slowly.

Chop up three scallions and add them to the mixture in the skillet.

Add a good amount of black pepper and foie gras to the skillet mixture.

Transfer the mixture to a cold bowl to cool down.

Once cooled, mix in Gruyère cheese until it reaches a paste-like consistency.

Prepare stale bread by warming it up in the skillet until it gets some color on each side.

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