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Bacon & Blue Cheese Chopped Salad

Here's how you make Bacon & Blue Cheese Chopped Salad
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 20m
  • Cook: 0m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • SALAD
  • 1 small iceberg lettuce head (sliced into julienne strips or can substitute romaine lettuce)
  • 2 cups packed sliced fresh spinach (sliced into julienne strips)
  • 1 1/2 cups sliced radicchio (sliced into julienne strips)
  • 1/2 cup chopped red onion (or sliced)
  • 1/2 cup chopped green olives
  • 6 ounces fresh sliced mushrooms
  • 4 large eggs (hard-boiled and chopped)
  • 1 can (14 ounce) hearts of palm (chilled, rinsed, well-drained and sliced)
  • 1/2 pound bacon (applewood-smoked bacon, chopped, fried until crisp, drained)
  • 1 cup crumbled blue cheese (4 ounces)
  • Croutons
  • Cherry tomatoes, halved
  • Crispy fried onions, for garnish
  • LEMON-BASIL DRESSING
  • 1 cups sour cream
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 medium garlic clove, minced (or one more if you love garlic)
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
  • 4 to 5 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (1 lemon)
  • Seasoned salt, to taste
  • Ground pepper, to taste
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • NOTE: Prepare the salad dressing well in advance and refrigerate for a few hours before using

  • FOR THE SALAD

  • Step 1: In a very large bowl, combine lettuce,spinach,radicchio,red onions,green olives,mushrooms,eggs,hearts of palm and bacon; toss well. Add crumbled blue cheese, croutons and about 1/2 to 3/4 of Lemon Basil Dressing; toss until well mixed.

  • Step 2: Divide salad among 4 dinner plates.

  • Step 3: Garnish with cherry tomato halves and top salads with crispy fried onions.

  • Step 4: Serve with any leftover dressing.

  • LEMON-BASIL DRESSING

  • Step 5: Combine all ingredients, add seasoned salt and pepper to taste. Mix well; refrigerate until serving. Refrigerate any leftover dressing.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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