BLT Salad
Bacon lettuce and tomato salad dressed up with brown sugar bacon and touch of maple in the salad dressing.
Servings 2 servings
Calories 981kcal
Ingredients
- 1 head of romaine lettuce chopped (about 6 cups)
- 1/3 C red onion chopped
- 2 tomatoes chopped
- 2 C croutons
- 6 slices bacon
- 1/4 C brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/4 tsp pepper
Dressing
- 1/2 C mayonnaise
- 2 Tbsp maple syrup
- 3 tsp whole grain mustard
- 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix together brown sugar, paprika and pepper in a bowl.
- Place bacon on a parchment lined cookie sheet.
- Coat bacon on both sides with brown sugar mixture.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until bacon is caramelized and crisp. About 20 minutes
- Allow to cool and then cut into bite size pieces.
- Combine lettuce, onions, tomatoes in a bowl.
- Add in bacon.
Dressing
- Mix together mayo, maple syrup, mustard and lemon juice.
- Add desired amount of dressing to salad and toss to coat.
- Top with croutons
Nutrition
Calories: 981kcal | Carbohydrates: 73g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 71g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 30g | Monounsaturated Fat: 22g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 67mg | Sodium: 1105mg | Potassium: 658mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 45g | Vitamin A: 2559IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Calcium: 105mg | Iron: 3mg