Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato Wrap

For 10 months of the year, I don't even bother with tomatoes -- those pale, grainy, wannabee tomatoes that seem to come on every restaurant salad. But in late summer, why resist the Call of the Tomato, fresh from farm or garden? Here's my favorite way to have the classic BLT sandwich flavors without the bread. Carb Counts for Tomatoes

Ingredients:

• ½ cup raw chopped tomatoes
• 3 slices bacon, cooked until crisp and crumbled
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise (regular)
• Black pepper to taste
• 3 to 4 large leaves of green lettuce

Preparation:

Mix chopped tomato with crumbled bacon, mayonnaise, and a generous amount of pepper. Spoon mixture into the center of the leaves, and wrap in either a burrito or taco shape.

Nutritional Information: Whole recipe has 5 grams effective carbohydrate plus 2 grams fiber, 7 grams protein, and 362 calories. Note that this is not a great protein source; most of the calories (202) come from the fat in the mayonnaise.

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