BLT Lettuce Wraps with Avocado Ranch. {Video!}
Hey hey! I have to say that I’ve made you the best lunch to ever exist.
This is SO full of flavor, you guys! I mean, I know, it’s just BLT lettuce wraps. But with the avocado ranch? And the garlic butter breadcrumbs?!
I cannot. Just cannot. It’s insaaaaane. Cue all the exclamation points.
Tastes like summer forever. AND! It’s finally officially summer. Could there be a more perfect recipe? Aside from a gigantic rainbow sprinkled ice cream cone?
Check out my video for these BLT Lettuce Wraps with Avocado Ranch!
Let’s talk lettuce!
I like to use butter lettuce, but it’s a bit flimsy and soft when it comes to wrapping. That’s why I threw a piece of savoy cabbage underneath it. You can totally use iceberg, romaine or some kind of collard. I love the double wrap of greens for that serious crunch and texture, you know??
Speaking of serious crunch and texture, the crispier the bacon, the better! I know that people tend to be on the chewy or the crunchy side. In my family, we’re alllll about the crunchy. I don’t like my bacon burnt or well done, but I do love it super crunchy and crispy. It’s imperative for added texture in the wrap too. Otherwise, we just have… tomatoes.
Which aren’t bad! At least right this moment, the tomatoes are starting to thrive and finally have juicy flavor again. My tomato plants are going wild. They aren’t producing any fruit yet but with all the rain we’ve had, they are growing like CRAZY. I cannot wait for another few weeks for those perfect cherry babies.
But let’s be real: just lettuce wrapped around tomatoes? The bacon is necessary.
Plus, who doesn’t love a good BLT in the summer months?
BLT’s are responsible for getting me to love GOOD mayo again. The sandwich just isn’t the same without it. But I could not fathom a mayo drizzle on top of these wraps… which meant avocado ranch was the only other logical option. Obviously.
I’ve been making this avocado ranch on the blog for years now and even though I could seriously care less about ranch dressing (I don’t use it for salad, don’t dip my pizza in it and only very occasionally use a slight drizzle on buffalo chicken pizza), the avocado ranch is to die for. You won’t even find regular ranch dressing in my fridge!
But this? Creamy avocado, fresh dill, a hint of vinegar and garlic… oh boy. It’s the best.
AND finally. The breadcrumbs. Garlicky and buttery and crunchy. They do a little more in the flavor department and the texture department, so I think we can let them stay.
So HELLO to summer. You’re looking cute.
BLT Lettuce Wraps with Avocado Ranch
Ingredients
- 1 head of butter lettuce leaves removed
- 1 head of savoy cabbage leaves removed
- 8 slices bacon cooked until crispy
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes halved
- salt and pepper for seasoning
avocado ranch
- 1 ripe medium avocado
- 1/3 cup plain greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons freshly chopped parsley
- 2 tablespoons freshly chopped dill
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon white vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
garlic butter breadcrumbs
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup torn crusty bread pieces
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Layer the butter lettuce leaves over top of the cabbage leaves. Throw some cherry tomatoes in the lettuce wraps and sprinkle with the salt and pepper. Add the bacon (you can chop it, keep it in strips, cut it in half, etc – whatever you’d like!). Drizzle with the avocado ranch and top with the breadcrumbs
avocado ranch
- Combine all ingredients in a food processor and blend until creamy, scraping down the sides occasionally when needed. Taste and season additionally if desired. Store avocado ranch in a seal-tight container for 1-2 days!
garlic butter breadcrumbs
- Add the butter and olive oil to the saucepan. Once melted, add bread pieces and stir well to coat and combine. Sprinkle with garlic powder and salt. Stir constantly over medium-low heat until the crumbs are golden and toasty. Use immedaitely
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Now room for ice cream.
59 Comments on “BLT Lettuce Wraps with Avocado Ranch. {Video!}”
Totally agree with you that avocado ranch is the BEST!!!! And the bacon needs to be crunchy. I love the double wrap of greens for added crunch…nice touch!
thanks lindsay!!
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Oh yum! These look amazing! I love the idea of ditching the bread and just using the lettuce!
Paige
http://thehappyflammily.com
thanks paige!
Super excited to make this dressing! I love the use of lettuce and cabbage :)
thanks jenna! let me know if you try it!
Love this! I don’t love mayo so normally I make a homemade honey mustard for my BLTs but I’ll have to try this avocado ranch, it looks amazing :)
ohhhh i love the idea of honey mustard!!
Love this!! O’m not a huge mayo fan (unless its aioli- i know, i’m a ridiculous hypocrite) so I love this idea!! And no bread = more room for cocktails!
right on!
Yummmm! That avocado ranch sounds/looks perfect! There is one we get that I love to use in Pasta salad! Its an Avocado Bacon ranch and so good on everything! Now I’m questioning why I never put it on a BLT!
that sounds so good.
These are seriously SO pretty (which feels like a weird thing to say about lettuce wraps?)! I’ve been obsessed with creamy avocado dips/dressings lately so this is definitely happening!
thanks mansee!
These look amazing!
xo, Liz
http://lipstickandconfetti.com
thanks liz!
I’m not a fan of mayo so avocado for the win! Also? crunchy bacon forever. people that want chewy bacon are wrong.
i could not agree more… the chew… bleh.
Yum! This really is a perfect summer meal =)
thank you sara! xo
These look incredible!! thank you!
thanks bridget!
Oh yes!! This looks like the perfect lunch. I’m loving the cabbage butter lettuce double wrap. You are a freaking genius!!!
thanks so much rachael!
so much yes! while i am all for bbqs in the summer, i often crave cooler lunches like these. love the lettuce wraps instead of bread too.
hey girl- these look amazing! yummy!
While I love mayo and consider it a food semi-group you had me at BLT. I’m doing a LCHF diet and this looks like something both hub (with the croutons) and I (without croutons) can enjoy. I love the way you cradled the whole thing in Savoy…so much easier to eat! Crispy bacon all the way, baby!
I want you to know this is ruining my day. I had my wisdom teeth pulled this past Friday (hence my absence in your comments- miss me?*) and I am STILL recovering. I am still in a lot of pain, and swollen, and still on a strictly soft/liquid food diet because MY JAW IS LOCKED AND I CANNOT OPEN IT TO EAT ANYTHING! Which means all I WANT to eat is crispy, crunchy, chewy, crunchy, crunchy, crunchy foods. Lettuce. Bacon. Croutons. I am ACTUALLY craving a salad. With Veggies. Crunchy ones. I don’t even like crispy bacon. But today, the crispier the better. So thank you Jessica, former friend, for reminding me that my life has no meaning.
*Kidding
wow. these looks so good. Love the lettuce wrap idea. -Anna
great idea, it’s actually a literal BLT! Bread isn’t in the acronym anyway and happy to skip it if as you write, the bacon is crispy and thank you for testing this and adding extra cabbage for support! The creamy avo ranch looks wonderful, thank you!
wow. i love lettuce served with avocado. very taste. thanks
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I made these to take to lunch this week, but I made the mistake of preparing ahead…Now I have soggy lettuce wraps…HINT: Make these right before eating, prep the individual ingredients and take them with.
Otherwise you will have soggy town sandwiches :(
These were FANTASTIC! I have a terrible tone following a recipe, I love to add stuff and adapt to what we’ve got. This avocado ranch was freaking delicious. Instead of wraps I made it into a salad, because rally then we could shovel it in faster, I added everything bagel seasoning to the bread crumbs, yummy yummy yum! Thanks for the recipe!
I love bacon. This looks delicious. The avocado ranch looks like a nice touch.
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