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Monday, September 13, 2010

Weekend Kitchen. . .BLT Salad

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I made this salad for lunch one day last week and it was delicious.
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BLT Salad with Vinaigrette
- 8 slices bacon
- 1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes
- 8 cups romaine
- 1/3 cup blue cheese crumbles
- 1/2 avocado (This wasn't in the original recipe but I thought it sounded like a good addition)
- 1/4 cup cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 tsp. sugar ( You can leave this out if you want - I did)
- 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
- salt & pepper to taste
(serves 4)
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I'm still picking a ton of tomatoes from my plants, so this was a perfect way to use up a few!
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1.  In large skillet cook bacon over medium heat until crisp.  Remove bacon and drain on paper towels.
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2.  Halve cherry tomatoes, prepare lettuce, break bacon into small pieces.  Top lettuce with tomatoes, bacon, blue cheese, avocado.
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3.  For vinaigrette, in a small bowl, combine vinegar, sugar and mustard.  Stir well.  Add olive oil and whisk to blended.
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4.  Pour vinaigrette over salad and enjoy!
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Recipe adapted from Better Homes and Gardens Magazine, June 2009.  See the original recipe here.
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22 comments:

  1. This looks delicious! The avocado definitely pushes it over into the awesome edge.

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  2. Yum, all of my favorites - bacon, tomatoes, avocados... What a delicious looking salad!

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  3. Ooooh. MY!! This is going to be a hit. I just know it. I must add these ingredients to the list pronto. This is like the 3rd recipe I've stopped at with bacon too. Hmm... Great minds must think alike because anything with bacon is fab. Thanks for linkin up. So nice to see ya around the blogosphere.

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  4. I can see why this BLT salad was delicious! Awesome. Thanks for sharing.

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  5. Mmmm yummy this is a salad I could become addicted to!!

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  6. This looks so good that the idea of having to wait to make it to even try it seems torturous! I'm so glad you were able to find some fun fabric on fabric.com - they are so reasonable!

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  7. This looks amazing! It is making my stomach growl LOL! The recipe I posted for tasty tuesday is kind of like a BLT pasta LOL. It is funny how many recipes have bacon in them this week!

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  8. LOVE salads and this one sounds great! Bacon and avocado...YUM.

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  9. I love BLT salads but I've never seen avocado in it! I love avocado so what a wonderful thing to see added to this salad. Thanks for sharing!!

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  10. Alissa I have to say, you live well my friend. I love your house, your food, your vacations, your life. Thanks for sharing!

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  11. I love BLT salads and this one looks delicious!

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  12. I MUST make this! Oh my gosh its making me hungry!

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  13. This salad looks beautiful! I think need to make this asap!

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  14. Wow how yummy....and your photos are droll worthy. I think you have a future as a food photographer!

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  15. This looks and sounds delicious!

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  16. Wow, this looks like a salad I could actually eat for a meal and be satisfied. YUM!

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  17. yum! i want to eat this right now!!! its all my favorite things in one dish... and if it says "salad" it must be healthy!

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  18. This has all of my favorite ingredients so needless to say to, bookmark. Thank you for sharing this one.

    -Rene

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  19. Delicious, I am glad it is nearly our lunchtime here :)

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  20. This looks so good. I'm sure its alot more budget friendly than the $7 salad from a resturant and probably twice as good, too! I found you on blog hop! I am now a follower.

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  21. Just finished dinner but afte seeing this, I am hungry all over again!

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