How To Make The Best Salad
There’s magic in simplicity, and this salad de maison recipe proves that. It has lettuce, tomatoes, bacon, almonds, and cheese in a light lemon dressing.
Ingredients
- 1cupalmonds,slivered
- 10ozbacon,sliced
- 3large romaine hearts,chopped into bite size pieces
- 1pintgrape tomatoes,halved
- 1cupswiss cheese,(4 oz), shredded
- ½cupparmesan cheese,finely shredded
- 1½cupscroutons
For Lemon Dressing:
- ¾cuplight olive oil
- ¼cupfresh lemon juice
- 2clovesgarlic,minced
- 1tspdijon mustard
- 1½tsphoney
- ¾tspsalt,or to taste
- ½tspfreshly ground black pepper,to taste
Instructions
Dressing:
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Add olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, dijon and honey to a jar. Add salt and pepper. Cover and seal with lid, and shake to blend.
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If needed, stir up honey if it sticks to the bottom of the jar. Chill in the refrigerator while preparing the rest of the recipe.
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spread almonds into an even layer on a small baking sheet.
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Bake in preheated oven for about 6 to 10 minutes, until just lightly golden brown, tossing once halfway through toasting. Remove from oven, set aside to cool.
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Increase oven temperature to 400 degrees F. Line a rimmed 18×13-inch baking sheet with aluminum foil.
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Place bacon strips on baking sheet in a single layer. Bake in preheated oven for about 13 to 18 minutes, until browned and nearly crisp (time will vary based on thickness of bacon).
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Transfer bacon to a plate lined with paper towels and let cool. Once cool, chop bacon into small pieces.
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Rinse lettuce under cold water and run though a salad spinner in batches to dry well. Add lettuce to a large serving bowl.
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Add in almonds, bacon, tomatoes, Swiss cheese, and parmesan cheese.
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Shake dressing again then pour over salad, toss salad then add croutons and toss again. Serve immediately.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 522.36kcal
- Fat:Â 45.41g
- Saturated Fat:Â 11.37g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.04g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 25.52g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 6.35g
- Carbohydrates:Â 15.27g
- Fiber:Â 4.99g
- Sugar:Â 4.68g
- Protein:Â 16.56g
- Cholesterol:Â 39.90mg
- Sodium:Â 571.32mg
- Calcium:Â 303.10mg
- Potassium:Â 566.41mg
- Iron:Â 2.28mg
- Vitamin A: 523.40µg
- Vitamin C:Â 12.33mg
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