BLT Salad with Chicken
Total Time
15 Minutes, plus about 20 minutes to cook the bacon, if necessary
Prep Time
15 Minutes
Rating
5 out of 5 stars
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Ingredients
2 salads
- 8 cups (packed) cut romaine lettuce, from two large hearts
- ½ to ¾ cup vinaigrette, to taste
- 8 slices cooked bacon
- 1 heaping cup bite-sized cooked chicken (grilled, rotisserie, leftover, or store-bought)
- 1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
- ½ cup shredded Cheddar cheese
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Preparation
Step 1
Put the lettuce in a large bowl, pour about ½ cup of the vinaigrette onto the lettuce, and toss well.
Step 2
Taste and add a few more tablespoons of vinaigrette, if desired.
Step 3
Add the remaining ingredients and toss gently to combine.
Step 4
Alternatively, spread the lettuce on a large serving platter and arrange the bacon, chicken, tomatoes, and cheese in diagonal rows on top.
Step 5
Serve the salad with the remaining dressing on the side.
Step 6
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Chef's notes
If you’d like to make all the components from scratch, I recommend this recipe for how to cook bacon in the oven and my go-to grilled chicken. That said, I often use store-bought shortcuts for this salad, like pre-washed romaine hearts, fully-cooked bacon that just needs to be zapped in the microwave, and the grilled chicken slices sold in the refrigerated section at the grocery store (rotisserie chicken works great, too).
The only thing I insist on making from scratch is the vinaigrette, and that only takes a few minutes. Keep in mind that the recipe makes two generous main course salads, so if you’re serving more people, adjust accordingly. The vinaigrette keeps nicely for several days and can be made ahead of time.
