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Tangy Bacon Salad With Avocado

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

For The Tangy Avocado Dressing

How to Make Avocado Salad With Bacon

  1. To prepare the dressing, place all dressing ingredients into a small food processor and blend until smooth. Adjust salt and pepper as needed.
  2. 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 SmokerEasy Greek Steak KabobsGrilled Sablefish or Gluten Free Meatloaf.

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Avocado Lettuce Salad With Bacon

Yield: Serves 6

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

  1. To prepare the dressing, place all dressing ingredients into a small food processor and blend until smooth. Adjust salt and pepper as needed.
  2. Toss dressing with salad greens and top with avocado slices, bacon crumbles, and cheese shavings.

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