Bacon & Cheese Salad

  Lunch

I ordered this salad at a restaurant. The kitchen staff wouldn't share the salad dressing recipe, so I created my own. It took several tries, using different spices and vinegars, but this is close. Adding the bacon was my idea.

Bacon & Cheese Salad

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TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 30 min.
YIELD: 8 servings.

Ingredients

  • 8 cups torn leaf lettuce
  • 10 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
  • 6 green onions, thinly sliced
  • 1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
  • 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
  • 1 jar (2 ounces) diced pimientos, drained
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup apple cider or juice
  • 7-1/2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
  • 1 cup salad croutons

Instructions

  • 1. In a large bowl, combine the lettuce, bacon, onions, cheeses and pimientos.
  • 2. In a small bowl, whisk the oil, cider, sugar, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Pour over salad; toss to coat. Sprinkle with croutons.

Nutrition Facts

3/4 cup: 275 calories, 21g fat (6g saturated fat), 21mg cholesterol, 489mg sodium, 12g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 1g fiber), 10g protein.

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