Saturday, November 06, 2004

This is really wonderful, although it is kind of a no-brainer; obviously if you put together all the ingredients of a BLT in salad form, it will taste a lot like a BLT in salad form. But that shouldn't detract from its wonderfulness.
I got this from one of those healthy-eating type magazines, probably Cooking Light. I have made some changes. The original was too diet-y (fat free mayonnaise?!) and didn't look nearly as appealing as my version.
The s.o. says he could eat this every day!

BLT SALAD
4 c. white bread cut into 1/2-inch cubes
cooking spray
1/4 c. white wine vinegar
1 Tbs. water
3 Tbs. Miracle Whip Light
pinch of sugar
1 Tbs. olive oil
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
3 c. chopped Romaine lettuce
1 large or 2 medium tomatoes, chopped coarsely
2 Tbs. thinly sliced green onions
5 or 6 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Place bread cubes in a single layer on a jelly-roll pan. Lightly coat bread cubes with cooking spray. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until golden, stirring once.
Combine vinegar, water, Miracle Whip, sugar, olive oil, salt, and pepper in a large bowl and whisk them together. Add the lettuce, tomato, and green onions and toss.
The moment you're ready to serve the salad, toss in the bread and bacon.

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