Add some fun to lunchtime with a BLT in the form of a healthy salad!  Easy, 5-minute recipe for a creamy avocado dressing included!

It’s Monday so bacon is kinda required. Oh, and avocados too. Avocados are nice pretty much any time and any place.

Soo I’ve got a salad for you today. It’s one of those salads that seems not-so-healthy, but c’mon, it’s a salad so obviously it’s health food. 

And it’s kind of my new favorite lunch choice. I LOVE a good BLT sandwich for lunch, and I salivate just thinking about it. (my mom is worse than me—-she’s completely CRAZY about BLTS) But sometimes I’m in the mood for something lighter for lunch. (especially if I’m going to indulge in something like these cookies later) 😉

Solution? Make a salad.

A BLT salad is the next-best thing to having an actual BLT sandwich. Although I did kind of go non-traditional with the dressing for this salad because I just so happened to have several PERFECTLY ripe avocados on the counter…So yeah, somehow a creamy avocado dressing appeared.

The dressing is super-duper simple and comes together in less than 5 minutes in your food processor. Avocados, mayonnaise, sour cream, a garlic clove, lemon juice, dried parsley, and a dash of salt get pulsed several times until smooth and creamy. (you may have to scrape down the sides a few times)

TIP: Don’t leave the lemon juice out of your avocado dressing! It adds a nice tang to the dressing and prevents it from turning brown.

You’ll need to grab your lettuce (I used romaine)

Diced tomatoes….(after dicing them, drain them on paper towels for a few minutes to prevent your salad from turning soggy)

Chopped-up bacon….

Toss it all together til it’s nice and ‘purty.

And generously douse with your creamy avocado dressing.

 Dig into your healthier BLT for the day with zero guilt. 😉

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BLT Salad With Avocado Dressing

Add some fun to lunchtime with a BLT in the form of a healthy salad! Easy, 5-minute recipe for a creamy avocado dressing included!

Prep Time 10 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Servings 4 -6 servings

Ingredients

• SALAD:
• 8 cups chopped romaine lettuce
• 3 large tomatoes diced and drained on paper towels
• 8 slices of bacon cooked and coarsely chopped
• AVOCADO DRESSING:
• 2 medium ripe avocados halved and peeled
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 garlic clove
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

• Prepare the salad: In a large serving bowl, toss all salad ingredients until combined. Set aside.
• Place all dressing ingredients in a food processor. Pulse several times until dressing is smooth and creamy, scraping down sides a few times.
• Place salad on individual serving plates and drizzle with avocado dressing. Serve immediately.

Notes

Store salad and dressing in refrigerator up to 3 days.

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