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Bacon Avocado Salad with Toasted Walnuts

Here's how you make Bacon Avocado Salad with Toasted Walnuts
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 25m
  • Cook: 10m
  • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
  • 4 large eggs (uncooked)
  • 3 bacon slices (uncooked)
  • 8 cups salad greens
  • 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
  • 1 pear (large, peeled cored and thinly sliced)
  • 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon dried tarragon
  • 1/2 to 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 large avocado, peeled and sliced
  • 4 slices French bread (baguette style bread, toasted)
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

  • Step 1: Place nuts in a small skillet; cook over medium-high heat 3 minutes or until lightly browned, shaking pan frequently. Remove from heat; set aside.

  • Step 2: Break 1 egg into each of 4 (6-ounce) custard cups coated with cooking spray. Cover with plastic wrap, and microwave at high for 40 seconds or until set; let stand 1 minute. Remove eggs from cups; drain on paper towels.

  • Step 3: Cook bacon in a skillet over medium-high heat until crisp; cool slightly. Remove bacon from the pan, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings; crumble the cooked bacon.

  • Step 4: In a large bowl combine walnuts, crumbled bacon, salad greens, blue cheese, and pear.

  • Step 5: Combine the reserved drippings with vinegar, oil, tarragon, and mustard in small bowl; stir with a whisk. Drizzle over greens mixture; toss gently.

  • Step 6: Arrange 2 cups salad mixture on each of 4 serving plates; top each serving with 1 egg, avocada slices and 1 toast slice.


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