Bring on the Salad!

Our first salad of the summer was last night. But last night I wasn't a blogger. Today I am, so you'll get salad #2. Our first salad was a grilled chicken salad, which was so yummy I'm sure it will make a return at some point this summer.

BLT Salad with a Warm Dijon Vinaigrette
(recipe is for 1 main dish salad- increase or decrease ingredients accordingly)


2 handfuls of lettuce
(I used a combo of baby spinach and spring mix- which by the way you can get super cheap in a bulk bin at Whole Foods)
1 tomato, chopped
1 slice of bacon, diced (I used turkey bacon- Wellshire from Whole Foods- it was on sale and I had a coupon; cheap and healthier than regular bacon!)
1/4 avocado, diced (I know there's not an A in BLT, but I just really like avocado!)
1 handful of croutons (optional; I had some bread I had made, so I just crisped a bit of that up and threw on the salad)

Toss all salad ingredients together- then make the dressing

Warm Dijon Vinaigrette
2 T Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 green onion, chopped
1 T spicy brown mustard
1 T balsamic vinegar
1 T red wine vinegar (I have pomegranate infused red wine vinegar on hand, so that's what I used)
dash of salt
juice of 1 lemon

Heat the olive oil in a non stick pan and add the green onions. Once the onions have softened, add the mustard and both vinegars. Whisk together then turn off the heat. Add the salt and lemon juice. Stir together and then pour over the salad.

Enjoy the yummy goodness!

Even our almost 1 year old enjoyed a deconstructed BLT salad! Hers was more of a BATC salad; bacon, avocado, tomato and cheese salad!