Heirloom Tomato BLT Salad with Warm Bacon

Heirloom Tomato BLT Salad with Warm Bacon

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Heirloom Tomato BLT Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing | asimplepantry.comWelcome back to the latest installment of the Bacon Month series! If you don’t know what’s going on, check out my other bacon-filled, bacon-lovin’ posts: Cheesy Bacon Egg Bake, Sweet & Spicy Bacon Wrapped Chicken Skewers, Bacon Jam Grilled Cheese, and Bacon Cheddar Pretzel Rolls! And don’t forget to enter the giveaway too! Today we are going for simple, and delicious, with an Heirloom Tomato BLT Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing.

I know, it sounds complicated, because it has such a long name. But trust me, it’s not. It’s just some lettuce, some bacon, some tomatoes, eggs, and a super simple dressing.

But it’s a flavor explosion, you guys.

Heirloom Tomato BLT Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing | asimplepantry.comYou can get creative with you lettuce choice; sometimes I like to use spinach, but this time I went with romaine because it reminded me more of a salad I used to enjoy at a place called Figlio in Uptown, Minneapolis. Miss Uptown. So this heirloom tomato blt salad with warm bacon dressing is a tribute to my long lost love. And hopefully it can be your newfound love. Because, bacon. And bacon dressing.

Heirloom Tomato BLT Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing | asimplepantry.comMake sure you check out all the other wonderful posts from today’s edition of Bacon Month!

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Maple Bacon Crack

Bacon Guacamole

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Heirloom Tomato BLT Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing | asimplepantry.com

Heirloom Tomato BLT Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing

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Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Servings: 2

Ingredients

  • 4 C Romaine Lettuce roughly chopped
  • 3 Hardboiled Eggs sliced
  • 6 Cherry Heirloom Tomatoes or 1 Large Heirloom Tomato, sliced
  • 8 Slices Bacon crumbled
  • ¼ C Bacon Grease
  • 2 Tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
  • Kosher Salt
  • Cracked Black Pepper

Instructions

  • Cook the bacon until crispy either in the oven or in a pan, removing the bacon to a paper towel to drain and reserving the bacon grease. Warm the bacon grease in a small pan over medium heat, whisking in the balsamic vinegar and seasoning with salt and pepper. Crumble in 2 slices of the bacon into small bits, then set aside.

  • Assemble the salads onto 2 plates, dividing the lettuce, eggs, tomatoes, and remaining 6 slices of bacon equally between them. Drizzle with the warm bacon dressing, sprinkle with additional salt and pepper as needed and serve immediately.

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From her childhood home in Southern Minnesota, Karly embraces the crazy of everyday life by creating delicious dishes her family and friends love, while experimenting with new flavors and techniques and photographing the results. Karly’s love for beautiful foods and joy for creating is infectious to all who meet her.

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