I've rarely made salad from scratch, but after making the BLT salad for my birthday party last Friday I realized that it is not such a bad idea! Prepackaged salads are way to expensive and cost much more than it's worth. You can get a head of romaine lettuce and red leaf lettuce for a much cheaper price and it could probably make 3 times as much as your packaged salad.Get the freshest ingredients you can find, because that will result in the crunchiest and tastiest salad :)
BLT Salad
yields 1 large salad bowl (serves ~15)
- 1 head romaine lettuce
- 1/2 head red leaf lettuce
- 4 roma tomatoes, cut into chunks
- 1/3 white onion, diced
- 5 strips of lean bacon
- crumbled feta cheese
- optional: 1 sliced cucumber or avocado
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup milk
- salt & pepper to taste
- garlic powder
- dill weed
- parsley
