BLT, Animal-Style

Ingredients

• 1 large onion, finely chopped (about 1 1/2 cups)
• kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon ketchup
• 2 teaspoons sweet pickle relish
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
• 4 slices thick-cut bacon
• 8 slices of toast
• 8 thin dill pickle slices, or 16 dill pickles chips
• 8 quarter-inch-thick slices ripe tomato (about two tomatoes)
• 4 leaves lettuce, preferably iceberg, though red leaf will work
• 1/4 cup yellow mustard