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BLT Chopped Salad with Avocado and Cheddar

BLT Chopped Salad with Avocado and Aged Cheddar

This dish should really be called BLT Chopped Salad with Avocado, Aged Cheddar, Snap Peas, Carrots, Peppers, and Caesar dressing.
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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 2
Calories: 661kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 4 strips bacon
  • 1 head romaine lettuce
  • 4 oz. grape tomatoes
  • 2 carrots (peeled and chopped into strips)
  • 4 mini sweet bell peppers (or 1/2 a large red pepper)
  • Handful sugar snap peas
  • 1/2 ripe avocado (scooped out of its skin)
  • 2 hard boiled eggs**
  • 2 green onions (chopped)
  • 2 oz. aged cheddar (diced (I recommend Kerrygold's Aged Cheddar or Dubliner))
  • 3 Tablespoons dressing of your choice (We used Caesar, I recommend something creamy)

Instructions

  • In a skillet over medium heat, fry bacon until crispy. Let bacon strips drain on a paper towel lined plate, then crumble.
  • Grab a big giant cutting board and put the grape tomatoes, carrots, bell peppers, snap peas, avocado, and eggs (or whatever lovely assortment of veggies you prefer) on the board. Place the romaine lettuce leaves on top. Using a large chef knife, chop through all the ingredients, staying in parallel lines in one direction. Rotate your cutting board 90 degrees then chop again in parallel lines in the same direction as before. Repeat until all the ingredients are in small pieces.
  • Place chopped mixture in a large bowl along with aged cheddar cubes, green onions, and crumbled bacon. Add dressing of your choice and toss to combine. Serve immediately with some crusty bread.

Notes

  • ***My favorite way to cook hard boiled eggs is to put them in a pot, cover them with cold water (1 to 2 inches above the surface of the eggs), bring to a boil for 1 minute, then remove the pot from heat, cover, and allow to cook for 10-12 minutes. I find this method is easy, dependable, and doesn't result in the green alien ring that comes from overcooking. Happy chopping!
Course Salads
Cuisine American
Keyword bacon avocado chopped salad, BLT Chopped Salad, chopped salad with bacon

Nutrition

Calories: 661kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 51g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Monounsaturated Fat: 19g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 250mg | Sodium: 819mg | Potassium: 1684mg | Fiber: 14g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 40441IU | Vitamin C: 103mg | Calcium: 382mg | Iron: 5mg
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