Kid-Friendly Chop Chop Salad With Creamy Blue Cheese or Butterm
photo by MA HIKER
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 24
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 1 romaine lettuce hearts
- 6 slices bacon, cooked until crisp, cooked and chopped
- 1⁄2 pint grape tomatoes, halved
- 2 carrots, peeled and thinly sliced
- 1 red bell peppers or 1 yellow bell pepper, chopped
- 1 English cucumber, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced
- 1⁄2 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped
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Blue cheese Dressing
- 4 ounces blue cheese, coarsely crumbled
- 3 tablespoons buttermilk
- 1⁄2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar or 2 tablespoons apple cider
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1⁄4 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1⁄8 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
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Ranch Dressing
- 1⁄2 cup mayonnaise
- 1⁄4 cup buttermilk
- 3 tablespoons sour cream
- 2 scallions, chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 garlic clove, very finely minced
- 1⁄4 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1⁄8 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
directions
- Chop the lettuce heart into 1 to 2-inch pieces.
- Combine it with the bacon, other vegetables and nuts in a large bowl and toss the mixture well.
- Keep the salad chilled until serving time.
- Toss it again with enough dressing to coat the vegetables and season it with salt and pepper.
- Creamy Blue Cheese Dressing: blend all the ingredients in a food processor until they are well combined, but the mixture is still a little chunky. Transfer the dressing to an airtight container and refrigerate until serving time. Makes 1 1/3 cups.
- Old-Fashioned Buttermilk Ranch Dressing: whisk together all the ingredients in a mixing bowl. Transfer the dressing to an airtight container and refrigerate it until serving, makes 1 1/4 cups.
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Reviews
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Yep, I can vouch that this is kid-friendly - but DH and I loved it, too. We really liked all the vegetables in this combination and the bacon added a nice smokey bite. Went with the Ranch dressing cause my kids are still not that keen on blue cheese (they'll learn!). The dressing was just creamy enough to cling to everything without being gloppy. I used greek yoghurt instead of sour cream.
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Yep, I can vouch that this is kid-friendly - but DH and I loved it, too. We really liked all the vegetables in this combination and the bacon added a nice smokey bite. Went with the Ranch dressing cause my kids are still not that keen on blue cheese (they'll learn!). The dressing was just creamy enough to cling to everything without being gloppy. I used greek yoghurt instead of sour cream.
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MA HIKER
North Haven, Connecticut
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