Summer is in full swing, and with all the fresh fruits and veggies from your garden or Farmer’s Market, now is the time to serve those special Summer Salads. Not only is a salad a great side dish, but we often serve them for the main dish, especially on hot Summer days.
This Layered BLT Salad has all the great flavors of a traditional Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich, but kicked up and served with Fisher Almonds and Dried Cranberries sprinkled on top.
Our family loves Ranch dressing but I wanted to bring a little authenticy to the BLT salad so I combined the Ranch with mayonnaise and added a touch of sour cream to give it some bite. All in all I think it turned out pretty good.
After cooking the bacon in the oven and letting it cool a bit, the salad went together in a snap.
And the addition of Fisher Almonds and Dried Cranberries made the salad complete. Did you know that almonds and cranberries a loaded with all sorts of good vitamins and anti-oxidants, they’re even in a category called “Super Foods” they are so good for you.
Looking for more delicious salad and side recipes, visit Fisher Nuts.
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Layered BLT Salad
A cool, crisp salad perfect for a hot summer night. Recipe from PocketChangeGourmet.com
- Total Time: 25 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 package (12 ounce) bacon, cooked
- 4 cups romaine lettuce, chopped
- 4–6 tomatoes {depending on size}
- 1 bag of croutons or make your own
- 1/2 cup Fisher Sliced Almonds
- 1/4 cup Fisher Dried Cranberries
Dressing
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup Ranch dressing
- pinch of ground black pepper
Instructions
- Cook the bacon, let cool
- While the bacon is cooking, mix up the dressing.
- Chop the lettuce and slice tomatoes
- Divide all ingredients in half
- In a large bowl, layer the ingredients in this order; croutons, lettuce, tomato, bacon, dressing, repeat
- Sprinkle with almonds and dried cranberries
- Serve with extra dressing
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
Now for the giveaway…
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GIVEAWAY GUIDELINES:
One lucky Pocket Change Gourmet winner will receive a Fisher Nut Prize Pack including…
- Fisher Chef’s Naturals Sliced Almonds
- Fisher Chef’s Naturals Walnut Halves & Pieces
- Fisher Dried Cranberries
- 5 reusable produce bags
- Salad dressing shaker
- 8-quart stainless steel mixing bowl
- 11-inch salad tongs
Entries only accepted on this page. Facebook and Twitter entries do not count.
Giveaway will remain open until August 10, 2012 at 10 p.m. CST. Winner will be chosen at random, notified by email and will have 48 hours to respond.
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Anna Bolt is an avid reader and writer who enjoys working on projects in her spare time. She currently works in social media management in addition to cooking. She mostly enjoys working on articles about cooking, movies, music, and pop culture. In her spare time, Anna enjoys preparing fancy meals for the entire family.
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