BLT Chopped Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing
When you want to look forward to lunch, you need a solid salad to whip up like this BLT chopped salad with blue cheese dressing.
Servings: 1
Calories: 388kcal
Ingredients
For the Salad:
- 2 cups romaine chopped small (175 g)
- ½ cup cherry tomatoes halved (100 g)
- ½ cup grilled chicken chopped (75 g)
- ¼ avocado chopped (30 g)
- ¼ grilled or cooked corn sliced off the cob (40 g)
- ¼ cup red onion diced (30 g)
- 1 piece of bacon crumbled
- 2 Tbsp reduced-fat blue cheese 14 g
- 3 Tbsp creamy blue cheese
(45 g) - Fresh basil chopped
- Salt and Pepper
For the Dressing:
- ½ cup reduced-fat blue cheese 60 g
- ½ cup non fat Greek yogurt 120 g
- ¼ cup light mayonnaise 60 g*
- 3 Tbsp non fat milk 45 g
- 3 Tbsp red wine vinegar 45 g
- ½ Tbsp lemon juice 7 g
- 2 Tbsp fresh parsley minced 5 g — or sub 1 tsp dried parsley
- 2 Tbsp fresh chives minced 5 g — or sub 1 tsp dried chives
- 1 Tbsp fresh dill minced 3 g– or sub ½ tsp dried dill
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp kosher salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
Instructions
- For the creamy blue cheese dressing, combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix well with a whisk or fork. Pop in the fridge until you’re ready to use. It starts out nice and thick, so feel free to thin it out a littler with more vinegar or milk if you prefer. But without much fat in there, it tends to get a little watery the next day. This dressing is best the first day.
- Toss everything together. Season with a good pinch of kosher salt and several cracks of pepper. Finish with fresh basil. If I’ve got room for it, I love to eat this with a warm, salted Joseph’s pita on the side, piling the salad on as I go.
Notes
MFP: Lillie Eats and Tells BLT chopped salad with blue cheese dressing
Nutrition
Serving: 1salad | Calories: 388kcal | Carbohydrates: 27.5g | Protein: 36.6g | Fat: 15.3g | Fiber: 10g