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This Skinny BLT salad is everything we love about a BLT minus the carbs which makes this the healthy version :), although we’ve been known to add croutons ;).
You’re going to love the super easy, creamy dressing. In all honesty whenever there’s bacon in a recipe, it overshadows everything else in the bowl for me. I often scoot a small stash of bacon to the corner of my bowl (because bowls have corners) and save it for the last bite.
Back to the salad. It’s based on Gina Homolka’s recipe from The SkinnyTaste Cookbook. The first time I thumbed through her book, I new I had to own it. I also bought extra copies for my readers because I knew you’d love it too! Read on to enter the giveaway!
Ingredients for Skinny BLT Salad:
12 slices lean center-cut bacon (or 6-8 thick slices)
3-4 Roma tomatoes, chopped
1/4 cup light mayonnaise (p.s. it tastes great with real mayo too!)
1/8 tsp salt
pinch of freshly ground black pepper
2 medium or 1 large head of romaine (6 cups chopped)
1 medium Hass avocado, chopped
How to Make Skinny Bacon Lettuce and Tomato Salad:
1. Put bacon in a large non-stick skillet and saute over low heat, turning often, until crisp. Transfer to papertowels to cool, then crumble or chop bacon
2. In a medium bowl, combine chopped tomatoes with 1/4 cup mayonnaise, 1/8 tsp salt and a pinch of pepper. Stir to combine and set aside for 10 minutes allowing the tomatoes to release their juiciness. This scrumptious and easy concoction is your dressing.
3. To serve, divide the lettuce among 4 plates then top each with 1/4 of the tomato “dressing” then divide the avocado and bacon evenly among the plates. If you’re feeling less fancy, toss everything together in a large salad bowl and serve.
BLT Salad with Avocado
Ingredients
- 12 slices lean center-cut bacon, or 6-8 thick slices
- 3-4 Roma tomatoes, chopped
- 1/4 cup light mayonnaise, p.s. it tastes great with real mayo too!
- 1/8 tsp salt
- pinch of freshly ground black pepper
- 2 medium or 1 large head of romaine, 6 cups chopped
- 1 medium Hass avocado, chopped
Instructions
- Put bacon in a large non-stick skillet and saute over low heat, turning often, until crisp. Transfer to papertowels to cool, then crumble or chop bacon.
- In a medium bowl, combine chopped tomatoes with 1/4 cup mayonnaise, 1/8 tsp salt and a pinch of pepper. Stir to combine and set aside for 10 minutes allowing the tomatoes to release their juiciness. This scrumptious and easy concoction is your dressing.
- To serve, divide the lettuce among 4 plates then top each with 1/4 of the tomato "dressing" then divide the avocado and bacon evenly among the plates. If you're feeling less fancy, toss everything together in a large salad bowl and serve.
Notes
The GIVEAWAY:
To celebrate Mother’s Day and because I appreciate you all, I’m giving away 2 copies of The SkinnyTaste Cookbook. That’s right, two winners! Sponsored by Natasha’s Kitchen ;).
This cookbook beautiful and also very practical. Most of the recipes have photos which is important because I eat with my eyes first. I love how simple the ingredients are. Her slogan says it best “light on calories, big on flavor. The SkinnyTaste Cookbook is also a #1 Bestseller on Amazon. Bravo Gina – that’s huge!
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Ya know what you get when you add avocado to a blt? BLAT! 🙂
Ha ha 🙂 I guess I should have called it a BLAT 🙂
I bet this would be equally yummy with avocado oil mayo! My new favorite, and no icky chemicals.
I think that would work! Everything someone comments on this post, I start craving it again, and guess what?!! Good thing I’m going to the grocery store soon 🙂
Yummy looking salad! Love everything about it!
Hmm these look delicious, thanks for posting up this recipe, looks quite simple to make.
Simon
You’re so welcome! I hope you absolutely love it. 🙂
Caesar salad. So easy and delish.
My favorite easy salad is with cucumbers, tomatoes, avocado. Would like to try this recipe though!
I like a good old classic house salad, and have one with most meals!
Not a mom but still hoe to win!
I love anything that has avocado in it! Pinned 😉
Would love to win:) and thank u for your amazing recipes:) happy Mother’s Day to u:)
I always love a good Caesar Salad.
Sounds goooddd!
The salad we make most often is lettuce, tomato, cuke, black olives, red pepper, celery, carrots, onion and croutons. With whatever dressing each person wants.
I like Cobb salads and Caesar salads
Tomato and cucumber salad with sour cream! The best!
almost any salad with Italian dressing
My favorite go-to salad is a basic tomato/cucumber salad dresses in something light – veggie or olive oil or some kind of vinagrette.
My favorite go-to salad on your blog is the Cabbage and Bell Pepper. Absolutely love it! Thanks!