Bacon & Cheese Salad Recipe

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I ordered this salad at a restaurant. The kitchen staff wouldn't share the salad dressing recipe, so I created my own. It took several tries, using different spices and vinegars, but this is close. Adding the bacon was my idea.

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Bacon & Cheese Salad Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 8 Servings

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Ingredients

8 cups torn leaf lettuce
10 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
6 green onions, thinly sliced
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
1 jar (2 ounces) diced pimientos, drained
1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup apple cider or juice
7-1/2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
1 cup salad croutons

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the lettuce, bacon, onions, cheeses and pimientos.
In a small bowl, whisk the oil, cider, sugar, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Pour over salad; toss to coat. Sprinkle with croutons. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 3/4 cup equals 275 calories, 21 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 21 mg cholesterol, 489 mg sodium, 12 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 10 g protein.

Originally published as Bacon & Cheese Salad in Reminisce April/May 2010, p50

Cutting Green Onions

I recently tried a recipe that called for 3/4 cup green onions. Instead of using a knife, I found that snipping the onions with a pair of kitchen scissors took only a few seconds. —Kristy B., Kelowna, British Columbia