Avocado BLT Salad

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I love a good salad but it's rare I ever make one. If I make a salad I usually throw some lettuce in a bowl with some cherry tomatoes and call it a day. Pretty sad, I know. After an afternoon of eating some unhealthy food at the ballpark I was craving a hardy and healthy salad that of course was loaded with flavor. After rummaging through my fridge I decided to throw a twist on the classic BLT by creating a salad with a few more ingredients than the traditional sandwich and a healthier dressing. I'm already craving it again. Enjoy!

Ingredients: 

For the salad: 

  • 4 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
  • 1 avocado, diced
  • 3 Roma tomatoes, diced
  • 1/2 of a cucumber, peeled and diced
  • 1/4 of a red onion, diced
  • 1 cup romaine lettuce, roughly chopped

For the dressing: 

  • 1 lemon
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • salt
  • pepper

Directions: 

  1. Using a large salad bowl or medium mixing bowl combine all the ingredients for the salad. Set aside. 
  2. In a small mixing bowl whisk together the juice of the lemon with the olive oil. Salt and pepper to taste.
  3. Drizzle the dressing over the salad (I recommend starting with half of the dressing)  and toss the salad. Enjoy!