If you love a BLT sandwich you are going to love, love, love this deconstructed version of your favorite sandwich in this easy to make salad. It’s got all your favorite BLT sandwich flavors but in a tasty salad version. Bacon? ☑️ Lettuce? ☑️ Tomato? ☑️ Creamy? ☑️ Toasted sourdough bread? ☑️ Bonus, it even has cheddar cheese. Seriously? Yep! Everything you’ll find on your beloved BLT sandwich; you’ll find it in this utterly delicious salad. Keep reading to find out how easy it is to make.
Cut bacon into 1 inch pieces and cook bacon over medium heat until browned and crisp.
Transfer cooked bacon to a paper towel lined plate. Set aside to cool.
Cut bread into bite sized cubes.
Cook the cubed bread in the bacon fat left in the pan, until lightly browned and crisp.
Remove with a slotted spoon and transfer onto a paper towel lined plate.
Place chopped lettuce in a large bowl. Use a crisp lettuce such as iceberg or romaine for this salad.
Chop tomato into bite sized chunks. Use juicy, vine ripened tomatoes from your garden if you have them for the best flavor; cherry, beefsteak, or heirloom would all be delicious!.
Add tomato to the lettuce in the bowl.
Pour Ranch salad dressing over lettuce and tomato and toss to coat. Use a bottled dressing or if you have a favorite recipe, make your own.
Add cooked bacon and toasted croutons to the bowl and toss to combine all the ingredients and coat them in the dressing.
Add shredded cheddar cheese and freshly ground pepper and serve.
If you’ve got salad haters in the family, this creamy salad might just be the one that converts them from being a salad hater to becoming a salad lover. Just about everyone loves creamy ranch dressing, crisp sourdough bread, smoky bacon and cheddar cheese. We’re just sneaking in a couple of good-for-you ingredients; lettuce and tomato. It’s hard to find fault with this salad, it’s easy to make, tastes delicious, and just may get your veggie haters eating their veggies! It pairs beautifully with burgers, grilled chicken and barbecued steaks. Getting your kids to eat their veggies is a huge win in my family!
This salad is delicious served alongside grilled chicken for a quick and easy weeknight meal. Learn How To Cook A Juicy Chicken Breast. This method produces the juiciest, perfectly seasoned chicken breasts you will ever eat…guaranteed! Even my chicken hating hubs has grudgingly agreed that this is the tastiest grilled chicken he’s ever had.
Instead of fries, serve this tasty salad with The Best Darn Cheddar Jalapeño Stuffed Burger Ever. All the flavor and yumminess is inside each patty. These are the most addictive burgers you will ever try! Trust me, these are absolutely phenomenal! I fire up the grill often so we can enjoy them all summer long! These burgers are the main reason I grow Jalapeño peppers in the garden every year.
Make The BEST EVER Tastiest Slow Cooker French Dip Sandwiches. Let the slow cooker do all the work when you make these delectably beefy sandwiches. That gives you plenty of time to whip up a BLT salad to serve with them.
This salad pairs really well with The Most Marvelously Moist & Tender Meatloaf too! Add this BLT salad and a side of Easy, Extra Creamy, Mac & Cheesy to make it the ultimate comfort food meal.
Speaking of comfort food, have you ever thought of combining Meatloaf with Mac & Cheese? Boy oh boy are you in for a treat! Try this Mac & Cheese Meatloaf; You Know This Is Going To Be Awesome! A bed of savory meatloaf topped with a creamy layer of mac & cheese; it’s the ultimate comfort food combo in every delicious forkful. Doesn’t a crisp BLT salad sound like a delicious side to make with this? I know what we’re having for dinner tonight!!!
Bacon, Lettuce, & Tomato Salad
Ingredients
- ½ head Iceberg lettuce, roughly chopped
- ½ lb bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 large tomato, chopped
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 6 slices sourdough baguette bread, cut into cubes
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
- Ranch dressing
- freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- Cut bacon into 1 inch pieces.
- Cook bacon over medium heat until browned and crisp.
- Transfer cooked bacon to a paper towel lined plate. Set aside to cool.
- Cook the cubed bread in the bacon fat left in the pan, until browned and crisp.
- Remove with a slotted spoon onto a paper towel lined plate.
- Place chopped lettuce in a large bowl.
- Chop tomato and add to the lettuce.
- Pour Ranch salad dressing over lettuce and tomato and toss to coat.
- Add bacon and toasted croutons to the bowl and toss to combine all the ingredients.
- Top salad with freshly ground pepper and serve.
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