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BLT Salad with Avocados and a Blue Cheese Dressing

[heart_this] · Oct 2, 2009 · 21 Comments

BLT Salad with Avocados and a Blue Cheese Dressing

It is the end of the week and I have been enjoying BLT sandwiches in various forms all week and it was time to change things up a bit. I still had some field tomatoes, lettuce and bacon in the fridge however that needed to be finished. With the lettuce and tomatoes already there it was not too much of a leap to think about a salad and bacon always goes well in salads. But, with just tomatoes, lettuce and bacon the salad would have been pretty boring and then I thought of the BLAT that adds avocado to the BLT and since I had one on hand a diced avocado was the next thing to go onto the salad. I like the pungency that onions add to salads so I added some chopped red onions. A BLT just wouldn’t be complete without some mayo and I was wondering how I could work some into the salad and then it hit me, a blue dressing made with mayo would be perfect. I used my blue cheese dip recipe replacing the sour cream with buttermilk to thin it out a bit to make it more dressing like. As many salads are this one was easy to throw together and it hit the spot! The juicy tomatoes and creamy avocado went really well with the salty bacon and tangy blue cheese dressing.

BLT Salad with Avocados and a Blue Cheese Dressing

BLT Salad with Avocados and a Blue Cheese Dressing

Prep Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 15 minutes Servings: 2
ingredients
  • 4 slices of bacon (cooked and crumbled)
  • 2 cups lettuce (cut)
  • 1 avocado (stoned, scooped and diced)
  • 1 tomato (diced)
  • 1/4 red onion (sliced)
  • 2 tablespoons blue cheese dressing
directions
  1. Assemble salad and toss with dressing to coat.
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Comments

  1. Beth M says

    October 3, 2009 at 12:19 am

    Boy, you're BLT crazy! There are more BLT variations on your blog than I could have ever imagined… which awesome because BLTs are pretty darn amazing 🙂

    Reply
  2. Cathy says

    October 3, 2009 at 12:20 am

    A delicious change from the usual BLT. And blue cheese is the perfect dressing. Adding avocado is pretty tasty too.

    Reply
  3. Neeta says

    October 3, 2009 at 12:28 am

    looks fresh and inviting yummmmm

    Reply
  4. Jenn says

    October 3, 2009 at 12:42 am

    Now this is putting a healthy touch to the BLT. Love it!! Two thumbs way up!! I love the addition of the avocado.

    Reply
  5. WannabeVirginia W. says

    October 3, 2009 at 3:43 am

    great site for recipes. I am wondering if you have a recipe for a fattoush salad. It is a lebanese salad that I am crazy about. There is I believe a spice called sumac that goes in it. Are there any lebanese food stores in toronto?

    Reply
  6. Elra says

    October 3, 2009 at 4:46 am

    Love anything that has bacon in it. Delicious.

    Reply
  7. Lady P says

    October 3, 2009 at 4:58 am

    i love blue cheese and i am salivating just thinking about this salad – a big ole yum!

    Reply
  8. Rosa's Yummy Yums says

    October 3, 2009 at 7:46 am

    I love that dressing! your salad look really good!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

    Reply
  9. Carol says

    October 3, 2009 at 10:52 am

    What a wonderful blog. BJ sent me. I will spend some time looking around later today.

    Carol

    Reply
  10. Beverly says

    October 3, 2009 at 11:02 am

    OMG. You are amazing. BJ from Sweet Nothings sent me over to visit.

    I wish you were my neighbor. 😉

    Reply
  11. Chris says

    October 3, 2009 at 1:49 pm

    Simple yet perfectly executed.

    PS: I think you're going to turn into a BLKT (Bacon Lettuce Kevin Tomato) if you keep eating so many BLT's next week 😉

    Reply
  12. [email protected] The Vintage Nest says

    October 3, 2009 at 4:15 pm

    Yum! Fabulous blog. I found you as I was blog hopping and will definitely be back. I am hungry now and have to go. 🙂

    Reply
  13. Anonymous says

    October 3, 2009 at 5:35 pm

    This looks so delicious and fresh, not to mention the great combo of flavors.
    Thanks

    Reply
  14. bj says

    October 3, 2009 at 6:22 pm

    Hi, Kevin…I featured your blog today….NOT that you are in need of followers (*sigh) but I wanted my readers to see what a great cook you are….and…BLT's are and have always been, my very favorite sandwiches in the whole world !!
    xo bj

    Reply
  15. Gracie says

    October 3, 2009 at 11:04 pm

    Hi Kevin
    I found you on BJ's blog…glad I did.I've had a stroll through your blog,and I'll be doing up some of your dishes.The BLT salad sound's really good,Its hard to make a desent salad!

    Reply
  16. Morta Di Fame says

    October 3, 2009 at 11:53 pm

    U R OBSESSED!

    Reply
  17. syrie says

    October 4, 2009 at 1:31 am

    Mouthwatering Kevin. I just ate breakfast and could easily devour this for seconds!

    Reply
  18. syrie says

    October 4, 2009 at 1:32 am

    Mouthwatering Kevin. I just ate breakfast and could easily devour this for seconds!

    Reply
  19. Ms. Foodie says

    October 4, 2009 at 6:34 pm

    I love BLT salads with Ranch dressing & hard boiled eggs also 🙂 Love your blue cheese & avocado 🙂

    Reply
  20. Anonymous says

    October 5, 2009 at 8:14 am

    Wow…this salad looks really yummy! Fresh and delicious.

    Reply
  21. [email protected] says

    October 6, 2009 at 5:42 pm

    That looks so inviting, fresh and vibrant. I could dive right in.

    Reply

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