Friday, September 30, 2011

French Friday with Dorie: Deconstructed BLT and Eggs

BLT SALAD
I'm not going to think about this one very much because I can't believe that I ate this entire salad all by myself..in one sitting.  And it was all good down to the last morsel.

For this salad I visited the deli where I purchased some really good maple cured bacon, something I would enjoy in a tasty BLT.   While frying, it made the house smell so good that I started dreaming about the pancakes that would go with that syrupy smell.  Then I made  croutons using herb infused olive oil for sauteing cubes of day-old roasted garlic and thyme artisan bread.  This combo created a good flavor.  I'm not usually a crouton person, which are usually cubes of  hard, old bread with no great flavor.  I also made hard boiled eggs which I will show to Stephy-Wephy in this photograph as she accuses me of always hard boiling the eggs until the yolks turn grayish-green.  I was more careful today, but I enjoy them well-done rather than runny.

I CAN'T BELIEVE I ATE THE WHOLE THING!
Then I arranged "Spring" lettuces, carrot, peppers, and the important-to-BLT tomato slices like I would slice them for a BLT sandwich, and I used slow roasted grape tomatoes as a garnish.  (Since eggs are not really in BLT's, I figured I could also add carrots and peppers which are not really in BLT's).  And then I added my bacon and eggs to top the salad.  The eggs were sprinkled with salt and smoked paprika just to make them pretty.

A little vinaigrette and freshly ground pepper added flavor, but I chose not to add mayonnaise. 

All in all a good salad and substantial enough to make a meal...especially when I eat the whole thing.  Next time I make this salad, I promise I will share.

15 comments:

  1. Glad you enjoyed the salad so much! I don't like my hard-boiled eggs to be runny, either. Those look perfect to me!

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  2. Great looking salad and why not eat the whole thing? I kept eating slices of baguette with butter and pieces of bacon on top while putting my salad together.

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  3. I'm not a runny egg fan either! Love how your salad looks. If I hadn't had two other people to feed, I'd have eaten the whole thing, myself, too!

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  4. Your salad is beautiful! I like your additions :)

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  5. That's definitely a must-have salad! Looks really delicious.

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  6. Hope no one was counting on a bit of salad too! LOL! I like eggs both ways, just depending on the dish... so glad you enjoyed this one, we liked it too although we both agreed that it would make a better sandwich!

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  7. I guess you liked it?
    I don't like runny yolks, but everyone else does - so I just pick mine out :-)

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  8. I'm glad you enjoyed it. And, I love that you left the bacon in nice tasty strips!

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  9. I didn't chop up the bacon either. I mean, its supposed to be deconstructed, right? Great job!

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  10. I like the bacon kept whole. Next time...

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  11. Isn't it the cook's prerogative to eat the whole thing? Good for you. It was a great salad. I like all your choices and additions.

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  12. Great looking salad...the bacon looks so yummy! Just loved the flavors...so delicious!

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  13. Maple cured bacon sounds fantastic - I could seriously eat this salad all myself.

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  14. the extra vegetables look great, as does the entire salad. I could have eaten more of this and its on the list as a keeper in our house.

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  15. Your salad looks so good! I skipped this one but so many people liked it that I want to try it now. Thanks for the tip about the bacon!

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