Beefsteak Tomato, Butterhead Lettuce, and Bacon with Blue Cheese Dressing
A classic composed salad featuring crisp bacon, fresh butterhead lettuce, and juicy beefsteak tomatoes, all topped with a rich homemade blue cheese dressing. This restaurant-quality salad combines crispy, creamy, and fresh textures in every bite.
Ingredients
- •6 slices bacon slices, chopped
- •½ cup sour cream
- •3 tablespoons whole milk
- •2 tablespoons cider vinegar
- •1 whole scallion
- •1 cup crumbled blue cheese
- •1 head Bibb or Boston lettuce
- •1 whole beefsteak tomato
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Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Cook bacon in a 10-inch skillet over medium heat until crisp. Transfer to paper towels to drain, reserving fat in skillet.
10 min
- 2.
Whisk together 1 tablespoon hot bacon fat, sour cream, milk, vinegar, and 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper until smooth. Stir in scallion and 2/3 cup blue cheese. Thin with additional milk if desired.
5 min
- 3.
Quarter lettuce lengthwise (through stem) into wedges, then remove core and arrange each wedge on a plate with tomato wedges. Stir dressing and spoon over top. Sprinkle with bacon, remaining 1/3 cup blue cheese, and pepper to taste.
5 min
