Ingredients

1 cup Kewpie mayonnaise (available at Sunrise Mart)
1 tablespoon Sriracha sauce (Sunrise Mart)
16 slices Burgers’ jowl “bacon” (available at smokehouse.com), or substitute your favorite bacon
1/2 medium onion, diced
2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for bread and tomatoes
1/2 head iceberg lettuce, sliced into half-inch strips
Salt and pepper to taste
4 half-inch-thick slices of good Italian bread, like Sullivan St Bakery or Grandaisy Bakery’s filone
4 beefsteak tomatoes

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350. Make the spicy mayonnaise by mixing Kewpie mayonnaise with Sriracha. Reserve cold. In a large sheet pan, cook bacon in oven to desired crispness. Reserve warm. In a large sauté pan, sweat onions in olive oil until tender. (1) Add lettuce and season with salt and pepper. Lightly cook through and reserve warm. Brush bread with olive oil and grill on both sides. Season with salt and pepper. (2) Spread spicy mayo over grilled bread. (3) Top with sautéed lettuce-onion mix and slices of tomato. Season tomatoes with salt, pepper, and olive oil. Finish with bacon. (Published 2008)