BLT Salad
June 26, 2024Summer tomatoes are the ultimate ingredient for this classic BLT Salad. All of the favorite fillings of a classic BLT sandwich are in salad form
Equipment
- 1 Platter large
Ingredients
- 2-3 medium Ripe tomatoes, thickly sliced heirlooms are preferred for this salad as they are the most flavorful.
- 1/2 cup Blue cheese dressing homemade or good quality store-bought
- 1/3 cup Blue cheese crumbled for serving and garnish
- 6 slices good bacon - thin or thick works crisp-cooked crumbled into large pieces
- 1 tablespoons Chives finely chopped for garnish
- Fresh cracked pepper to taste
- Sea salt - coarse ground to taste
Instructions
- NOTE: This delicious salad is fully customizable. You can add more or less of the ingredients to suit your taste. There are no strict quantities!
- Start by layering the butter lettuce leaves in a fan formation onto the platter.
- Arrange the tomato slices on top of the lettuce leaves. I love to use multi-colored tomatoes and arrange them by color.
- Sprinkle the lettuce and tomatoes with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Next, drizzle the blue cheese dressing onto the tomatoes. Add blue cheese crumbles to the entire salad, to taste.
- Next add the crumbled bacon pieces.
- Lastly, garnish with finely chopped chives.
- Now this spectacular salad is ready to serve.
Notes
Tips for making this salad ahead of time:
If you are not ready to serve the salad immediately, you can prep the ingredients beforehand and arrange the salad before serving. Also, romaine or iceberg holds up well to prepare in advance. Butter lettuce is fragile and should be removed from its stem when serving. Hold off on the dressing, blue cheese crumbles, bacon pieces, and chives until serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 164kcal
Nutritional information is calculated online and should be used as a guide.
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