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BLT Salad

A delicious blend of sweet, salty and fresh citrus flavors.

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Yield:

6-8 Servings

Total Time:

11 Minutes

Print:

8.5x11

Difficulty:

Simple

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Ingredients

  • ⅓ cup (80 ml) milk
  • 1 lemon peeled, halved
  • 1 (200 g) avocado, halved, seeded, peeled
  • 3 green onions, root trimmed
  • ¼ teaspoon salt, optional
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon hot sauce
  • 1 cup (240 ml) plain Greek yogurt
  • 4 cups (190 g) romaine lettuce
  • 4 tomatoes quartered
  • ½ pound (225 g) bacon, cooked, crumbled
  • croutons for garnish

Directions

  1. Place milk, lemon, avocado, green onions, salt, pepper and hot sauce into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure lid.
  2. Select Variable 1.
  3. Turn machine on and slowly increase speed to Variable 10, then to High.
  4. Blend for 35 to 40 seconds or until ingredients are well blended, using the tamper to press the ingredients into the blades.
  5. Stop machine. Remove lid and scrape the sides of the container.
  6. Add yogurt and secure lid.
  7. Select Variable 1.
  8. Turn machine on and slowly increase speed to Variable 10, then to High.
  9. Blend for 10 seconds or until ingredients are well blended.

Chef's Notes

To serve, arrange salad ingredients on 6 to 8 individual plates or toss in a large salad bowl.  Serve with vinaigrette.