BLT Bites
These BLT Bites are tomatoes stuffed with bacon, lettuce in a creamy filling. It tastes just like your favorite BLT in a delicious little appetizer!
An Easy To Make (And Eat!) Appetizer
The flavor of these BLT Bites are really amazing. Such a great idea for party food. And the bonus? These are a great appetizer for those of you who prefer to eat low carb!
Can This Be Made Into A Dip?
Yes! Instead of stuffing the tomatoes. Try dicing the tomatoes and add them straight into the mixture and serve with your favorite cracker. Also, these are not an appetizer that can be made the evening before. But, I think you could make the filling a day ahead of time. Just be sure that you put the filling in an airtight container with locking lid. This is a great dish to make with a friend! This recipe makes 16. You may want to grab an extra pair of hands to make these and double or even triple the recipe. I think I ate about 8 of these all by myself.
Ingredients Needed: (Full Recipe In The Recipe Card Below)
- cocktail or cherry tomatoes – you want a larger tomato here so that it can hold the filling. Cocktail tomatoes work the best if you can find them, if not, look for larger cherry tomatoes.
- bacon – cook up some bacon fresh or use the store bought kind in the packages.
- mayonnaise – I like mayonnaise, not Miracle Whip for these but if Miracle Whip is your favorite, then go for it.
- green onions – this adds amazing flavor to these. If you don’t like green onions, just leave them out.
- romaine lettuce – I think the heartiness of romaine lettuce holds up nice in these and gives it a brighter green color but you could use iceberg lettuce if you prefer.
How To Make BLT Bites:
Cut a thin slice off the stem end of each tomato, and scoop out and discard the pulp. Drain the tomatoes, cut side down, on paper towels for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, combine the remaining ingredients in a small bowl.
Stir gently to mix well.
Spoon this mixture evenly into the tomatoes. Refrigerate, covered, for at least one hour, but not overnight. Serve chilled. Serves 4-6.
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BLT Bites
Ingredients
- 16 cocktail or cherry tomatoes
- ½ pound bacon, cooked and crumbled (see notes below)
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ⅓ cup minced green onions
- 3 Tablespoons minced romaine lettuce
Instructions
- Cut a thin slice off the bottom end (not the stem end) of all 16 cocktail or cherry tomatoes, and scoop out and discard the pulp.
- Drain the tomatoes, cut side down, on paper towels for 10 minutes.
- Combine 1/2 pound bacon, cooked and crumbled, 1/2 cup mayonnaise, 1/3 cup minced green onions and 3 Tablespoons minced romaine lettuce in a bowl. Stir gently to mix well.
- Spoon this mixture evenly into the tomatoes.
- Refrigerate, covered, for about an hour, but not overnight. Then serve.
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Notes
- Be sure to get the larger size cherry tomatoes or you’ll have a very difficult time stuffing these. They are sometimes called cocktail tomatoes.
- Also, I think regular iceberg lettuce would work fine in this recipe.
- You can use store-bought bacon pieces if you prefer.
- These are not an appetizer that can be made the evening before.
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer
“The Country Cook” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and other nutritional values can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.
Originally published: October 2011
Updated and Republished: May 2019
These ARE amazing. I add 1/3 c of grated parm, and use the larger cocktail tomato. Serve them in the mini-muffin cups for ease of balancing.. You won’t have to worry ab out talking anything back home after the party!
I find it easier to stuff mini peppers instead of tomatoes. I also add green onions with the lettuce. . And I add a bit of cream cheese with the mayo; makes the stuffing a bit more sturdy.
So good and so worth it!!
I Love the BLT Bites recipe and can’t wait to make them, BUT……How do you have 6 servings with only 16 of the tomatoes in the recipe?
We are keeping close track of our numbers for the nutrition chart so knowing this could be of great help. I don’t see how we cut the remaining tomatoes so we have 2.6 tomatoes to equal the nutritional chart.
Thanks in advance.
What do you use to use out the tomato?
Roma tomatoes sliced lengthwise. Could be served in Deviled Egg Tray.
I love this idea!! Maybe a little California Avacado on the top too! A BLTA!
I am going to be making these for a woman's brunch in a couple of weeks. these sound and look awesome!!! 🙂
Maybe this was already mentioned, didn't read all the comments. A pre-made mini skewer with 2 or 3 tomatoes on each would be self serve easy and keep them corraled on the serving platter.
My husband is a BLT fanatic so I was anxious to give this a try. I ended up just dicing the tomatoes and mixing them with everything else and served on King's Hawaiian sweet bread like a sandwich and it was delish!
I think these would make a great summertime appy too. As far as keeping them upright not sure but I'd spear each with a toothpick to help pick them up. Especially in a situ with guests where I'd want to touch the adjoining ones as little as poss.
That is so great!! Thank you so much for letting me know how they turned out for you! SO happy they all loved it!!
So this past weekend I made these for a friends brunch. I couldnt find any good size cherry or grape tomatoes so i used regular ones and just got the smallest i could find. They were UHH-MAZING! Everyone loved them and everyone left with your blog address and the recipe 🙂 They were all mad when they were gone! Thanks!
We like Blackberry Jam Cake here in Tennessee!
YUM!! Would love to add this cookbook to my collection. 🙂 I really enjoy Mexican cuisine the best….but enjoy lots of variety in my eating habits!!
I would love to win a new cookbook. Being from Arkansas I have to say I love fried catfish with the works!
Wish I would have had the BLT Bites recipe this summer when I had oodles of cherry tomatoes! I'll save it for next year! I'm from Wisconsin! Love our cheese and Beer so, my favorite is Beer Cheese Soup! Love your recipes!
My family loves Mexican food the best; although I consider myself to be a Country Cook. polnackfamily@yahoo.com
i love garlic crab legs they are the best with fully loaded baked potato 🙂 <3
Tex Mex is one of my all time favortie foods. I just love all kinds of Mexican Cuisine, but I prefer the Tex Mex take on it.
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Sweedish Meatballs and buttered noodles that my Mother used to make would be lovely right now!! (and I NEED another cookbook!)
Southern-chicken and dumplings, yum!
Hands down, without a doubt, definitely Chicago deep dish pizza!
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I think my favorite is the Cornish Pasty. My aunt used to make them a lot. My Uncle was from Michigan where they are very popular.
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We are seafood lovers here in Southern Maryland where the crabs are plentiful. I love to make seafood dishes.
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I love our pulled pork BBQ here in SC!!
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I moved to Colorado last Fall so I've been enjoying trying new Midwestern foods. We've even been trying some from the Little House Cookbook lately. However, I am from NC and have been aching to find a good Carolina BBQ recipe, my favorite food from "back home"!
I would love to add this cookbook to my cookbook-recipe collection. I love to make our Louisiana seafood and okra gumbo. I will be making the BLT recipe from the site 🙂
Salmon is a big deal here in the Pacific Northwest…and I love it.
My most favorite midwestern and comfort meal is homemade chicken and noodles.
Made this according to your recipe – it is really yummy. I would most definitely double.
I love any type of southern, country cooking!
I've made these before and they are so yummy. I flipped them and sliced on the bottom. The stem side helps them stand and since they're small you really don't taste of feel the stem. Hope that helps.
Cecilia
This looks like a great appetizer!
These are SO good and addictive!
Love your recipes!!!! And of course now I cant wait to go to the store and try out the tomaotoes!! Thanks!!!!!
Sue
Oh man those look incredible! I love this recipe, not only would this be a great party snack but I seriously think I could eat them for lunch all by myself… haha!!!
I have made these BLT bites for years. They are always a hit. When I am lazy and want to make them at home for just me and the hubby, we simply chop the tomatoes and add it to the mayo mixture, then serve them with Wheat Thins. YUM!
What a fantastic appetizer! I can't wait to try these. Thank you so much!
YUM! Great idea for appetizers!
This is amazing! What a great idea to have BLT bites like this. I think this would be perfect for a lunch date with the girls…or just a Tuesday haha…YUM
I was at a party where they served the BLT bites & they were delish! I wondered how to make them & now I know. Yay!
These were so good!
The BLT Bites sounds great, might try them for our monthly Blanket Circle tonight at church. Thanks for sharing 🙂