Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato Salad |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 4 Minutes |
Ready In: 19 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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This is a colourful & delicious side-dish OR, on a night when its too hot to turn on the oven, just add some grated Parmesan or crumbled Feta and call it dinner! Ingredients:
4 slices bacon, preferably smoky |
1 pint grape tomatoes or 1 pint cherry tomatoes |
4 plum tomatoes or 4 roma tomatoes |
4 yellow tomatoes or 2 large beefsteak tomatoes |
1/2 red onion |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper |
1/4-1/3 cup pesto sauce |
2 tablespoons olive oil |
1 teaspoon white wine vinegar or 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice |
10 cups salad greens (your choice) |
2 hardboiled egg, peeled & quartered (optional) |
Directions:
1. Cook bacon in a large frying pan, over medium-high heat.
2. Turn occasionally until crispy, about 4 minutes.
3. Blot off excess fat on a paper towel.
4. Break into pieces.
5. Slice grape or cherry tomatoes in half, plum or roma and yellow tomatoes into quarters and beefsteak tomatoes into eighths.
6. Combine in a large bowl and sprinkle with salt& pepper.
7. Combine 1/4 cup of the pesto with oil& vinegar in a small bowl.
8. Taste, then add more pesto, if needed.
9. Pour over tomatoes& toss until evenly coated.
10. Just before serving, add greens and toss to mix.
11. Scatter bacon and eggs (if using) over the salad.
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