We are thoroughly enjoying a nice cool day today! So far the summer has been hot and rainy, rainy and hot. It hasn’t given us much opportunity to play outside or do much of anything lately. But today was a gorgeous 73 degrees and partially cloudy! I have celebrated by having all the windows open (well, the windows that I can get open in our 100 year old house) and spending a few hours at the park. It has been perfectly lovely, and Ladybug definitely enjoyed her time playing outside!
This salad was super delicious and pretty much perfect. I was worried while making the salad dressing that it was too tangy, but it worked fantastically well with the rest of the ingredients. We loved the combination of the salty bacon, cool creamy avocado and juicy strawberries. Dinner was pretty quiet this evening as we were all stuffing our faces and not talking.
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Strawberry, Avocado and Bacon Salad with Creamy Dressing
Yield: 4 Servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
This easy salad is a great dinner when you need a low-cook quick option! With tons of flavor and great produce, this will keep you satisfied!
Ingredients
Salad
- 3 cups baby spinach
- 3 cups romaine lettuce or other crispy greens
- 10 slices of bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled
- 2 cups ripe strawberries, washed and quartered
- 1 ripe avocado, sliced
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds
Dressing:
- 1/4 cup plain greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 2 TBSP white vinegar
- 1 TBSP sugar
- 1 tsp poppy seds
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Start by cooking the bacon until crisp. Remove to a plate lined with a paper towel and allow to cool.
- When cool, crumble.
- Mix the dressing by whisking together the greek yogurt, mayonnaise, white vinegar, sugar, poppy seeds and salt and pepper.
- To serve, combine the spinach and lettuce and divide between two big plates.
- Top each plate with equal portions of the bacon, strawberries, avocados, and sliced almonds.
- Drizzle on the dressing and enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving:Calories: 462 Total Fat: 34g Saturated Fat: 7g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 26g Cholesterol: 35mg Sodium: 720mg Carbohydrates: 25g Net Carbohydrates: 0g Fiber: 9g Sugar: 9g Sugar Alcohols: 0g Protein: 17g
Recipe via (Alaska from Scratch)
1 Comment
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July 25, 2013 at 3:03 PMLooks delicious Jenni – you can't go wrong with bacon and avocado 😉