BLT Salad
A delicious blend of sweet, salty and fresh citrus flavours.
Ingredients
- 80 ml (⅓ cup) milk
- 1 lemon, peeled, halved
- 1 avocado, halved, pitted, peeled
- 3 spring onions
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce
- 240 ml (1 cup) plain Greek yoghurt
- 190 g (4 cups) romaine lettuce
- 4 tomatoes, quartered
- 225 g (½ pound) bacon, cooked, crumbled
- croutons, for garnish
Directions
- Place milk, lemon, avocado, spring onions, salt, pepper and hot sauce into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure lid.
- Select Variable 1.
- Turn machine on and slowly increase speed to Variable 10, then to High.
- Blend for 35 to 40 seconds or until ingredients are well blended, using the tamper to press the ingredients into the blades.
- Stop machine. Remove lid and scrape the sides of the container.
- Add yoghurt and secure lid.
- Select Variable 1.
- Turn machine on and slowly increase speed to Variable 10, then to High.
- Blend for 10 seconds or until ingredients are well blended.
Notes
To serve, arrange salad ingredients on 6 to 8 individual plates or toss in a large salad bowl. Serve with vinaigrette.
Nutrition Information
| Serving Size | 1 Serving |
| Amount Per Servings | |
| Calories | 280 |
| Total Fat | 18 g |
| Saturated Fat | 6 g |
| Cholesterol | 35 mg |
| Sodium | 830 mg |
| Total Carbohydrate | 14 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Sugars | 6 g |
| Protein | 17 g |
