BLT Salad

This easy chopped BLT Salad recipe is crowded with crispy lettuce, turkey bacon, juicy tomatoes, creamy avocado, cheese and homemade croutons. We toss this bacon lettuce tomato salad in a delicious creamy Ranch Dressing that makes this salad out-of-this-world delicious!

You will love how simple it is to toss this BLT Chopped Salad together. And it is so delicious, it’s one of those salads that everyone loves! Enjoy it for dinner, lunch or as a starter salad.

Tips For Making Bacon Lettuce Tomato Salad

When making this BLT salad recipe, I always start by making the dressing first. That way it can chill in the refrigerator allowing time for the flavors to really meld together while I prep the rest of the salad.  The ranch dressing is creamy and loaded with flavor. We toss in one garlic clove and one green onion to the mix which makes the dressing taste amazing. You’ll want to drizzle it on all of  your salads!

After the dressing is made, I’ll make the croutons. They only take a few minutes to make and they need to be watched or they can quickly burn.

Next I’ll fry the bacon. I always chop it first so it cooks more quickly. While the bacon is cooking I’ll get the rest of the salad ingredients ready to toss in a bowl. Then after the bacon is done, you’ll add it to the bowl with the rest of the salad ingredients and toss with the dressing!

When dressing a salad, I always drizzle the dressing around the inside of the bowl then fold the greens into the dressing. This methods helps to even distribute the dressing as it lightly coats the greens.  When we pour dressing right over lettuce leaves it can weigh the leaves down and you can lose a lot of crunch in your salad that way.  Be sure to dress the salad just before serving.

BLT Salad Recipe

• Greens. I like to use Romaine lettuce for this BLT chopped salad, but you can use spring mix, red leaf or green leaf, arugula or any lettuce you like. 
• Turkey bacon. I like to use uncured turkey bacon (Applegate Naturals) rather than pork bacon.
• Cheese.  We use a mild cheddar and Jack cheese for this recipe.
• Tomatoes.  I use cherry tomatoes for this recipe, but you can also use Roma or garden ripe vine tomatoes if you like. 
• Avocado. Avocado adds a nice creaminess to this salad.
• Croutons. Toss in simple homemade croutons like these Herbed Croutons and Parmesan Croutons to make this salad extra special.
• Dressing.  We toss this salad with homemade Ranch Dressing or Vegan Ranch Dressing.

Find printable recipe with the measurements below.

BLT Salad Dressing

To make this dressing, add all of the ingredients to a blender and blend until creamy (about a minute).

• Mayonnaise. Use real mayonnaise like Best Foods or Hellman’s.
• Seasoning. We use dried dill weed, parsley, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and freshly cracked black pepper.  We also blend one crushed garlic clove and one chopped green onion to the mix which gives this dressing an amazing flavor. If you don’t have green onion, then add in 1/2 teaspoon dried chives to the mix.
• Water. We add water to thin the dressing to a desired consistency.

How To Make BLT Chopped Salad

This BLT Chopped Salad recipe comes together in about 20 minutes start to finish.

1. Make Dressing. Blend all of the ingredients for the dressing in a blender. 
2. Make Croutons.  Chop day old bread into cubes and toss with a little olive oil and garlic powder, then bake in the oven for a few minutes.
3. Cook Turkey Bacon. Chop the turkey bacon before cooking it. Fry it in a little olive oil until it turns crispy.
4. Prep Salad Ingredients. Chop greens, grate cheese and slice tomatoes and avocados.
5. Assemble Salad. Add the chopped Romaine lettuce, chopped bacon, grated cheese, tomatoes, avocado and croutons to a large bowl and toss.
6. Dress Salad. Just before serving dress the salad and season with freshly cracked pepper.

How To Make Homemade Croutons

This Crouton Recipe is an easy one to pull together! You simply cut or tear some day-old bread into 1-inch cubes, toss them with olive oil and a little garlic powder, then bake in the oven for about 5-7 minutes.

• Bread. We use a half of a day old baguette.
• Olive Oil. We use a little olive oil to toss the bread with.
• Seasonings. Garlic powder an

How To Store Salad Leftovers

• Store the salad and dressing separately in the refrigerator until you’re ready to serve. Then drizzle the dressing around the outer side of the ingredients in the bowl and fold the dressing into the ingredients and toss. This is a better way to evenly distribute and to lightly coat the ingredients rather than weighing things down by pouring the dressing directly over the top of the ingredients. 
• The salad keeps in the refrigerator best for up to 3 days if it has not been tossed with dressing.  If you toss the salad with dressing, leftovers in the refrigerator will only be appetizing for about 1 day.

Looking For More Salad Recipes?

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• Greek Tzatziki Chicken Salad
• Cucumber Tomato Salad
• Mediterranean Tuna Salad
• Grilled Chicken Salad
• Chef Salad
• Chicken Tomato Avocado Salad
• Italian Style Chef Salad
• Fried Chicken Salad
• Grilled Salmon Sala

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Yield: 4 Servings

BLT Salad

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

This easy chopped BLT Salad recipe is crowded with crispy lettuce, turkey bacon, juicy tomatoes, creamy avocado, cheese and homemade croutons. We toss this bacon lettuce tomato salad in a delicious creamy Ranch Dressing that makes this salad out-of-this-world delicious!

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 8 strips of turkey bacon, chopped and cooked
• 4 cups Romain lettuce, chopped (about 2 heads)
• 2 cups cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
• 3/4 cup cheddar cheese, grated
• 1/2 cup Jack cheese, grated
• 2 cups croutons
• Ranch Dressing

For the Ranch Dressing

• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 green onion, roughly chopped
• 1 garlic clove, smashed and roughly chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed
• 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup water
• Pinch of sea salt and cracked pepper

For the Croutons

• 2 cups day old French bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1-1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

Instructions

For the Dressing

1. Blend all of the ingredients for the dressing in a blender. 

For the Croutons

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Chop day old bread into cubes and place on a cookie sheet. Drizzle olive oil over the bread cubes, sprinkle with garlic powder and toss with your fingers or a rubber spatula.
3. Bake in the oven for 5-7 minutes or until golden brown. Turn once during bake time to prevent them from burning.

For the Bacon

1. Chop into bite size pieces.
2. Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet and fry the bacon pieces until they turn crispy (about 5-7 minutes).

Assemble Salad

1. Add the chopped Romaine lettuce, chopped bacon, grated cheese, tomatoes, avocado and croutons to a large bowl and toss.
2. Just before serving dress the salad and season with freshly cracked pepper.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 1124Total Fat: 103gSaturated Fat: 21gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 77gCholesterol: 87mgSodium: 1505mgCarbohydrates: 33gFiber: 4gSugar: 6gProtein: 20g

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