Bacon-BlueCheese Salad w/Caesar Dressing
Source of Recipe
Internet
List of Ingredients
Yield: 1 Servings
1 lg Romaine lettuce head; torn -into bite-size ; pieces
6 Bacon slices; cooked, -crumbled
1/2 c Crumbled blue cheese; (about -2 ounces)
FOR THE EASY CAESAR DRESSING
1/2 c Freshly grated Parmesan; -(about 2 ounces)
1/4 c Plus 2 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 c Plus 2 tablespoons vegetable -oil
1/4 c Fresh lemon juice
2 Garlic cloves
1 ts Worcestershire sauce
Makes about 1 cup
1 c Garlic Croutons
--FOR THE GARLIC CROUTONS--
2 tb Butter; (1/4 stick)
1/4 c Olive oil
2 lg Garlic cloves; pressed
4 French bread slices; cut -into 3/4-inch ; cubes
Recipe
To make the salad:
Place first 3 ingredients in large bowl. Add enough dressing to season to
taste and toss well. Garnish salad with croutons and serve.
To make the easy caesar dressing:
Combine all ingredients in blender or processor. Blend until smooth. Season
to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cover and
refrigerate.)
To make the garlic croutons
Preheat oven to 350F. Melt 2 tablespoons butter with olive oil and garlic
in small saucepan. Place bread cubes on baking sheet. Pour butter mixture
over and toss well. Bake until bread cubes are golden brown and crisp,
about 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Cool completely. (Croutons
can be prepared 1 day ahead. Store at room temperature in airtight
container.)
Makes about 3 cups.
Makes 4 servings.