BLS Salad is a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich, but in salad form with creamy buttermilk dressing. It is pure deliciousness. I think I could eat this salad everyday.
Crisp lettuce, chunks of bacon, creamy dressing, sliced tomatoes, and homemade croutons are a combination that everyone will love.
I have a feeling this salad will be on our menu often during the spring and summer.
Yield: 4 servings
BLT Salad {Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato Salad with Buttermilk Dressing}
BLT salad makes a great lunch or main dish salad for dinner.
Prep Time
15 minutes
Total Time
15 minutes
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound of bacon, cooked and cut into chunks
- 1/3 cup buttermilk
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon italian seasoning
- Lettuce- about 1 pound, chopped
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
- homemade croutons- You can use whatever croutons you like, but really homemade croutons make this so much better.
Instructions
- In a small bowl or jar whisk together buttermilk, mayonnaise, apple cider vinegar, and italian seasoning. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- On 4 plates layer lettuce, tomatoes, bacon and croutons.
- Drizzle with dressing and serve.
Notes
If you are gluten-free use gluten-free croutons.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 428Total Fat: 30gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 20gCholesterol: 62mgSodium: 1188mgCarbohydrates: 15gFiber: 4gSugar: 5gProtein: 23g
Nutritional values are approximate and aren't always accurate.
This looks delicious! I have really been craving salads lately since the weather has been warming up.
I started making something similar recently with home made ranch dress… yumm! Also, this would be a perfect time to show us how you cook your bacon!!!
I took pictures of cooking bacon, but they did not turn out well, so I need to take some more. Several of you keep askign for that so I need to get it done. I will try to do that soon. 🙂 And yes ranch would be good on this as well!
Hi Lynn, I really enjoy your site especially the gluten free recipes. I am also dairy free. Any ideas for a substitute for buttermilk? That salad looks great.
I would use whatever you use in place of milk, rice milk or something and some vinegar to give it tang. The buttermilk adds a little tanginess and I think some sort of vinegar would give you similiar results. Lemon juice might work as well. I hope that helps.
I would love to get the nutritional info in this salad.
This was a delicious and easy weeknight meal, great for a busy summer evening! And the dressing was delicious. Love your site!