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


  • Total Time: 25 minutes

Description

A cool, crisp salad perfect for a hot summer night. Recipe from PocketChangeGourmet.com


Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 package (12 ounce) bacon, cooked
  • 4 cups romaine lettuce, chopped
  • 46 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

  1. Cook the bacon, let cool
  2. While the bacon is cooking, mix up the dressing.
  3. Chop the lettuce and slice tomatoes
  4. Divide all ingredients in half
  5. In a large bowl, layer the ingredients in this order; croutons, lettuce, tomato, bacon, dressing, repeat
  6. Sprinkle with almonds and dried cranberries
  7. Serve with extra dressing
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes

Now for the giveaway…

GIVEAWAY CLOSED

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.

REQUIRED ENTRY:

  • Tell us your ultimate Summer salad

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Disclosure: I am working with Fisher to create my own original salad recipe using Fisher Nuts and tools they provided. However, my opinions are entirely my own and I have not been paid to publish positive comments

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136 Comments

  1. Let’s see… lately I’ve been making salads with lettuce, tomato, peppers, carrots, celery, refried beans, and taco filling type ground meat.

  2. I love the 7 layer salad my Grandma always used to make.

  3. I love mixed greens, blueberries, sliced strawberries, almonds or walnuts, and raspbery vineregrete dressing. sometimes I add grilled chicken to make it main dish!

  4. My go to salad is a Sprinach & Spring green mix..I like to cut carrots, cherry tomatoes, green & red peppers, black olives, juliene turnips,cucumbers,onions & either feta or bleu cheese…with yyou fave dressing…yuumm…y 🙂

  5. Crisp romaine, crunchy cucumbers, green peppers, a small sprinkle of cheddar cheese and Italian dressing is my go to summer salad!

  6. My favorite is Ceasar salad with grilled chicken.

  7. I love a salad with fresh home grown lettuce, strawberries, pecans,
    cranberries, etc….
    Many thanks, Cindi

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  9. Ann Johnson

    Mine is a cheesy chicken salad that I make. My whole family loves it!!

  10. I am a subscriber to The Pocket Change Gourmet…
    Merci, Cindi

  11. I “Like” Pocket Change Gourmet on Facebook…
    Thanks, Cindi
    Cindi Hoppes

  12. Also, I follow @PktChangGourmet on Twitter…
    Thanks bunches, Cindi
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  13. I follow you via Pinterest!
    Thanks, Cindi
    Cindi Hoppes

  14. My current favorite summer salad is baby spinach with mandarin orange segments, strawberry halves, blueberries and candied pecans with raspberry vinaigrette.

  15. Anne Marie

    I love a basic lettuce salad with tuna salad piled on top.

  16. Anne Loyd

    I love a good salad with hard boiled egg, ham, avocado with honey mustard dressing and tortilla topping.

  17. Anne Marie

    I subscribe to pocket change gourmet by email.

  18. Anne Loyd

    I subscribe to blog emails from Pocket Change Gourmet.

  19. Anne Loyd

    I like Pocket Change Gourmet on FB as Anne Loyd.

  20. Anne Loyd

    I follow Pocket Change Gourmet on Twitter as Anneliz702.

  21. Anne Loyd

    I follow Pocket Change Gourmet on Pinterest as Anne Loyd.

  22. I am very partial to the Strawberry Poppyseed salad at Panera Bread. I would love to recreate that salad at home.

  23. My go to salad is just shredded lettuce plus romaine and adding a couple grilled chicken tenders sliced and adding my favorite wildfire ranch dressing from Bob Evans. Could (and sometimes have) eat it every day.

  24. My favorite salad is with spinach,blue cheese,apples and a balsamic maple
    dressing.

  25. Beverly Lee

    I follow pocket change gourmet on pinterest

  26. In summer time I frequently make a cucumber, mint, Greek yogurt and dill salad. It is wonderful as a side with grilled chicken.

  27. I have been your subscriber since last year at wildorchad at rambler.ru

  28. And I follow you on Pinterest as blesssedfosho.

  29. pamela james

    a salad of greens, cheese and salami
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  31. I always like pasta salad with fresh vegetables.

  32. I haven’t made it in a while but I like a layered salad–I remember it has peas in it and the dressing on the top.

  33. Spinach salad with strawberries, pecans and balsamic vinegar is my latest crave.

  34. apple blossom

    love fresh fruit salad

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  38. Cheryl Christian

    My favorite summer salad is crisp lettuce, arugula, tomato, red onion, avocado, fresh mushrooms, bacon, dorothy lynch dressing and swiss cheese. Think I will go make one right now. YUM

  39. Cheryl Christian

    I like Pocket Change Gourmet on facebook

  40. Grilled chicken, fresh cucumbers, carrots and grated cheese.

  41. christine sandmann

    my favorite salad is a grape salad that has pecans, grapes cheddar cheese, brown sugar, vanilla etc

  42. christine sandmann

    i already subscribe to pocket change

  43. My ultimate Summer Salad is a Strawberry Pretzel Salad for something a little sweet, or Chicken Salad with Slivered almonds!

  44. My favorie summer salad is Romaine lettuce, grilled chicken strips, strawberries, blueberries, blue cheese crumbles, candied chopped walnuts,
    dried cranberries with a balsamic vinaigrette.

  45. Millie Duell

    I follow you on Pocket change gourmet and pinterest… Absolutely love your site…

  46. This salad looks pretty good to me, makes me want a BLT. I like Saladwork’s Cobb Salad with Parmisean Ceasar dressing. It’s very good. I also like to add onions and sundried tomatoes to it. I try to stay away from the sweet stuff.

  47. I like red leaf lettuce with tomatoes, avocado, dried cranberries, and sunflower seeds with blue cheese dressing.

  48. My ultimate summer salad is made with rotini pasta, lots of ripe avocados, chunks of fresh tomatoes, blanched peas and broccoli, mixed well with my primavera sauce: mayo, lemon juice, and lots of minced garlic. It stores for a few days and is perfect for a light summer dinner.

  49. I am one of your facebook followers (Rust Hawk).

  50. Right now i love spinach blueberry salads with tofu and sesame seeds!

  51. My favorite summer salad is cuban black bean salad!

  52. I just started following you on pinterest! Can’t wait to see your pins!