Avocado + bacon + Parmesan might be my all-time favorite combination. The tangy avocado dressing pulls everything together. The lettuce? Merely a vehicle for greatness.
Avocado Bacon Salad
This avocado and bacon salad might just be the ultimate salad experience. I mean, who can resist the combination of those two delicious ingredients, especially when paired with fresh parmesan? Plus, the tangy avocado dressing will leave you craving another bite.
Ingredients For The Perfect Bacon Salad
For The Bacon Avocado Salad
- Avocado
- Bacon
- Parmesan or Romano cheese shavings
- Salad greens
For The Tangy Avocado Dressing
- Avocado
- Green onion
- Sour cream
- Mayonnaise or plain yogurt
- Apple cider vinegar
- Honey
- Dijon mustard
- Salt and pepper
How to Make Avocado Salad With Bacon
- To prepare the dressing, place all dressing ingredients into a small food processor and blend until smooth. Adjust salt and pepper as needed.
- Toss dressing with salad greens and top with avocado slices, bacon crumbles, and cheese shavings.
Customize Your Bacon Avocado Salad
Nuts and Seeds - Feel free to add walnuts, almond slices, sunflower seeds or flaxseeds. Anything goes!
Other vegetables - you can add more traditional salad ingredients like tomatoes and cucumbers, or even some roasted veggies like butternut would be a delicious addition.
What to Serve with Bacon and Avocado Salad
This salad would be a great side for Burgers on the Smoker, Easy Greek Steak Kabobs, Grilled Sablefish or Gluten Free Meatloaf.
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Avocado Lettuce Salad With Bacon
Avocado + bacon + Parmesan might be my all-time favorite combination. The tangy avocado dressing pulls everything together. The lettuce? Merely a vehicle for greatness.
Ingredients
For the salad
- 1 avocado, peeled, pitted, and sliced
- 6 ounces of bacon, cooked and crumbled
- ⅓ cup fresh Parmesan or Romano cheese shavings
- 12 ounces of salad greens
For the dressing
- ½ of an avocado, peeled, pitted and cut into large chunks
- 1 green onion, sliced
- 3 Tablespoons sour cream
- 3 Tablespoons mayonnaise or plain yogurt
- 1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- To prepare the dressing, place all dressing ingredients into a small food processor and blend until smooth. Adjust salt and pepper as needed.
- Toss dressing with salad greens and top with avocado slices, bacon crumbles, and cheese shavings.
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Kristi says
When the first three words of a recipe name are my three favorite things, you know it's going to be good!I can't wait to give this a try! If only you had posted it fifteen hours earlier I could have made it for our soggy memorial day barbeque (that probably doesn't make sense since today is, in fact, Memorial Day...we like to start the party early). Can't wait to try it!
Erin says
Bacon and avocados. What else does one need?
Laurie@The Baking Bookworm says
You had me at bacon ... and avocado. What a fabulous summer salad. I'm going to give this one a try. Thanks!
Healthy Mamma says
I love avacado, especially in salads. This dressing sounds amazing. You know I love avacado so much that I eat it even tho Im alergic to it. I guess I'm thinking I can build up a tolerance or something. ;)
cookinghealthyforme says
A-MAZING! I can't wait to try this!
Joanne says
Is it weird that I kind of want to nosedive into that dressing? Cause I do.
The Café Sucré Farine says
Now this looks amazing and your photos are simply stunning! I will be trying this one for sure!
Thanks, Chris
Jolene - EverydayFoodie says
Avocado and bacon are a perfect combination!
Cara says
I LOVE this dressing! I've been doing a lot of avocado-yogurt-cilantro sauce lately but I love the idea of a little tang.
Nicole J says
This looks ridiculously good. I am bookmarking for the 4th of July! Thanks for sharing!
Kristi says
Finally made this and took it to a family party the other week, where it was devoured within minutes. So, one thing though my dressing turned out like SUPER thick, is that normal. Like...take-the-top- off-the-cruet-and-use-a-fork-because-none-will-come-out kind of thick. And actually, now that you mention it, that always happens to me and salad dressing. Any tips for that?
Bethany @Life Unexpected says
YUM! Making this for dinner! Thanks for sharing. The dressing looks awesome!
Mary says
Looks good, do you have the nutritional info?
Natalie Perry says
Hi Mary! Sorry, no, I don't. I don't pay much attention to nutritional info because I try to fill my diet with things without labels. :) There are a lot of websites out there that will figure it for you.
Stephanie says
Not much dressing for 6 servings. It only makes 7 tbsp. Is that correct?
Natalie Perry says
It is enough to lightly dress the amount of greens indicated in the recipe. It's a thicker, heavier dressing so you don't need much.