Name: BLT Chopped Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 6 min
Total time: 26 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: For Lemon Vinaigrette:; ¼ cup olive oil; ¼ cup canola oil; 3½ tbsp lemon juice; 1 garlic cloves; 1 tbsp dijon mustard; 1 tsp honey; ¼ tsp salt; ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper; For Salad:; 1 large romaine lettuce head; 12 oz Bacon; 2 medium avocados; 6 oz feta cheese; 12 oz cherry tomatoes; ½ cup almonds; 2 chicken breasts

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How To Make BLT Chopped Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette

For a simple yet filling meal, whip up this filling BLT chopped salad that’s packed with fresh veggies and bacon, and tossed in a tangy lemon vinaigrette!

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking: 6 minutes

Total: 26 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Lemon Vinaigrette:

¼cupolive oil
¼cupcanola oil
3½tbsplemon juice,fresh
1garlic cloves,minced
1tbspdijon mustard
1tsphoney
¼tspsalt,plus more to taste as desired
¼tspfreshly ground black pepper,plus more to taste as desired

For Salad:

1large romaine lettuce head
12ozbacon,cooked, crumbled
2medium avocados,diced
6ozfeta cheese,crumbled
12ozcherry tomatoes,or grape tomatoes, each sliced into 3 segments
½cupalmonds,slivered, toasted
2chicken breasts,grilled and sliced into strips, optional

Instructions

Lemon Vinaigrette:

Add the oils, lemon juice, garlic, mustard, honey, salt, and pepper to a blender and pulse until well emulsified. Store in the refrigerator.

Salad:

Add the lettuce, bacon, avocado, feta cheese, cherry tomatoes, almonds, and chicken to a large bowl or just layer on plates individually.
Toss with dressing just before serving. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 787.55kcal
Fat: 68.38g
Saturated Fat: 17.19g
Trans Fat: 0.17g
Monounsaturated Fat: 36.14g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 11.43g
Carbohydrates: 18.63g
Fiber: 9.57g
Sugar: 6.95g
Protein: 29.41g
Cholesterol: 99.77mg
Sodium: 815.88mg
Calcium: 241.50mg
Potassium: 1143.35mg
Iron: 3.20mg
Vitamin A: 652.87µg
Vitamin C: 23.30mg

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