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BLT Salad

February 6, 2015 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 2 Comments

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BLT Salad Recipe

So. I’m a ‘salad-for-lunch-atarian.’

I eat salads for lunch almost every day. 6.5 times a week. And the day that I don’t have salad, I have bowl of black bean or vegetable soup. Really, just to keep from being burnt out on salads for lunch.

I usually throw 2 to 3 veggies on top, depending on what’s in the fridge from the sales that week. I sometimes add protein on top – in the form of goat cheese or meat – and my recent obsession has been adding crumbled bacon with avocado. Like, it’s all I want to eat every day.

But I can’t make bacon everyday. Some days, I’ll bake a few slices and then have them for the next day or two.

But when I do have bacon on my salad….oooo-eeeee YUM!

If you are a fellow ‘saladforlunch-atarian,’ I urge you to try this combination soon!

Bacon + tomatoes + avocados + cheese (I suggest goat or feta or blue!)

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BLT Salad

The best of the traditional sandwich, mixed up in a fresh salad!
Prep Time20 minutes minutes
Cook Time0 minutes minutes
Servings - 4 servings

Ingredients 

  • 4 slices of bacon, cooked and crumbled(Try cooking bacon in the oven.)
  • 10 oz shell baby spinach-spring mix
  • 1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
  • 2 avocados, seeded and diced
  • Crumbled cheese - goat, feta or blue
  • Vinaigrette -store bought or homemade

Instructions

  • Cook and crumble the bacon.
  • In a large bowl, combine the lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, cheese. Drizzle the vinaigrette over the top and serve.
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Filed Under: Budget Friendly Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Lunch Recipes, Pork Recipes, Salad Recipes, Side Dish Recipes

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  1. ryan Adkins says

    February 6, 2015 at 9:42 pm

    Can you list a specific type of dressing that is good with this?? It looks delicious!!

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    • Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom says

      February 8, 2015 at 3:57 pm

      Ryan, I would use a balsamic or french vinaigrette dressing! I think Ranch or Blue Cheese would also be delicious 🙂

      Erin

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