That Good Salad

Submitted by emty9495

"Not a very original name, but you'll see why I started calling it that after you try it. Very simple and no leftovers, EVER!! (Chill time is noted as cook time)."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• Dressing

• 3⁄4 cup vegetable oil
• 1⁄4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄4 cup grated parmesan cheese

• Salad

• 2 bunches romaine lettuce, around 1 lb. each
• 2 cups chopped tomatoes
• 1⁄2 of a red onion, sliced thinly
• 1 1⁄2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1⁄2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 8 slices bacon, crisp and crumbled
• crouton

directions

1. Combine lemon juice, garlic, 1/4 cup parmesan, salt and pepper.
2. Slowly drizzle in oil while whisking the entire time.
3. Chill dressing for a few hours.

4. For salad:

5. In a bowl toss together all salad ingredients.
6. Whisk dressing and drizzle over salad (may not need all the dressing).
7. Sprinkle with croutons and serve immediately.

Reviews

[SB61287]

This salad was easy & quite good. The star of the recipe is the dressing! We loved that. I will be making more of the dressing to keep in the fridge for other salads. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Felina]

I took this to a dinner party and I was disappointed, although the guests said it was good. Two pounds of Romaine is WAY too much for this light dressing. I made it exactly as stated, but I found it bland. Two pounds is a LOT of lettuce. It looked like the proper amount of lettuce after one pound and I should have stopped there. Also, with that amount of lettuce, it should have had more bacon and onion. I even added a bit of oregano and extra black pepper, and a dash of hot sauce, but it was bland. I think one and a half thin hearts of romaine would be perfect.

 

[Chef Gina Calina]

This is the best salad! My family loves it. My kids even gobbled it up and had seconds which is unusual! lol! Our favorite dressing to have with it is the homemade Good Season's Italian.

 

[mianbao]

I enjoyed this salad very much. I scaled it carefully for a smaller serving, but thought the proportions were just right. Thank you very much for sharing this recipe with us. I used Recipe #92923 #92923, posted by Jim in Washington, to make the croutons.

 

[Cook4_6]

This was a nice, refreshing salad that had a very natural flavor. I loved the combination o fingredients. Next time I will reduce the mozzarella by about 1/2 and add a few croutons. Overall it was delish! Made for Fall PAC 2008.