Ripe red tomatoes, white sourdough bread made into croutons, and bleu cheese top a bed of crisp romaine lettuce for this BLT salad. The perfect summer salad to celebrate with this July 4th!
Today I’m bringing you a super simple salad that takes just about ten minutes to prepare and is a crowd pleaser. I mean, who would say no to bacon! Plus it’s a fun way to enjoy the flavors of a BLT in a new way.
I love enjoying salads in the summer because not only are they a lighter option, they also highlight delicious produce that is often in its prime this season. Tomatoes for example are juicy and ripe as can be this time of year!
To capitalize on how quick this salad can be made, start by preheating your oven and chopping up the sourdough to make croutons.
Then start your bacon.
While those two are cooking, began chopping and plating the remaining ingredients. By having a few things going at a time, you truly can get this salad done in ten minutes.
Some fun add-ins to consider
- Avocado
- Grilled chicken
- Sub feta for bleu (some people dislike bleu cheese, and feta would be a good substitute)
- Hard boiled eggs
Serve this summer salad with your favorite dressing-- I love it with ranch!
You can also enjoy a BLT as a lettuce wrap with this Low Carb BLT with Iceberg!
BLT Salad
Ingredients
- 6 cups Romaine lettuce chopped
- 1 small red onion thinly sliced
- 5 slices of cooked bacon
- ⅓ cup bleu cheese crumbles
- 2-3 slices sourdough bread
- 2 medium tomatoes sliced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cube sourdough bread into bite-sized pieces and place on baking sheet. Place in oven and allow to crisp up, about ten minutes.
- While the bread is cooking, prepare your bacon according to the packaging instructions.
- Chop romaine and place down in serving dish.
- Top with tomatoes, bleu cheese, red onion, sourdough croutons, and crumbled bacon.
- Serve with your favorite salad dressing.
Shannon N Roehrig
Looks delicious! I would leave off Bleu cheese ?
Angela Baumeister
This looks so fresh and delicious!! I'll have to try Josie's romaine lettuce!!
Sarah
I really think you'll love it!
Melissa Szymczak
Perfect mix of veggies for a summer dinner! Do you have a salad dressing suggestion? Was thinking something balsamic?
Sarah
Balsamic or ranch! The flavors could lend themselves to a lot of dressing pairings.
Sarah
You could totally go without bleu cheese!
TRINITY F GORZ
Totally going to make this today! Looks so good on a hot summer day! Going to use fresh mozzarella i bought the other day! Not a fan of bleu cheese.
Sarah
Great idea!