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| 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.
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| 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.
Glad you enjoyed the salad so much! I don't like my hard-boiled eggs to be runny, either. Those look perfect to me!
ReplyDeleteGreat 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.
ReplyDeleteI'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!
ReplyDeleteYour salad is beautiful! I like your additions :)
ReplyDeleteThat's definitely a must-have salad! Looks really delicious.
ReplyDeleteHope 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!
ReplyDeleteI guess you liked it?
ReplyDeleteI don't like runny yolks, but everyone else does - so I just pick mine out :-)
I'm glad you enjoyed it. And, I love that you left the bacon in nice tasty strips!
ReplyDeleteI didn't chop up the bacon either. I mean, its supposed to be deconstructed, right? Great job!
ReplyDeleteI like the bacon kept whole. Next time...
ReplyDeleteIsn'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.
ReplyDeleteGreat looking salad...the bacon looks so yummy! Just loved the flavors...so delicious!
ReplyDeleteMaple cured bacon sounds fantastic - I could seriously eat this salad all myself.
ReplyDeletethe 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.
ReplyDeleteYour 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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