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B.L.T. SALAD WITH BASIL MAYO DRESSING
B.L.T. Salad with Basil Mayo Dressing
Salad with all the things you love about the wonderful B.L.T. sandwich! You will make this again and again!
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INGREDIENTS
- 1/2 pound bacon
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh basil
- 4 slices French bread, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 pound romaine lettuce - rinsed, dried, and torn into bite-size pieces
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes, quartered
DIRECTIONS
Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside, reserving 2 tablespoons of the drippings.
2 In a small bowl, whisk together the reserved bacon drippings, mayonnaise, vinegar and basil and let dressing stand, covered, at room temperature.
3 In a large skillet over medium heat, toss the bread pieces with the salt and pepper. Drizzle with the oil, continue tossing and cook over medium-low heat until golden brown.
4 In a large bowl mix together the romaine, tomatoes, bacon and croutons. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss well.
Makes 4 servings
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Salad with all the things you love about the wonderful B.L.T. sandwich! You will make this again and again!
RECIPE REVIEWS
Apr/18/2008 11:04 pm freckles2stars
I was looking for a bread and tomato salad and this was the one. I think the bacon put it over the top for me. I used Turkey bacon and LF Mayo. They had large frsh tomatoes at the market and chopped those up. Nice and juicey. Loved it.
I was looking for a bread and tomato salad and this was the one. I think the bacon put it over the top for me. I used Turkey bacon and LF Mayo. They had large frsh tomatoes at the market and chopped those up. Nice and juicey. Loved it.
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