Someone mentioned the Jersey tomatoes that are currently at their peak...although Ive always remembered them being best around July...but anyway, for those of you who are fortunate enough to live there, or close enough to get some, I highly suggest using them in a BLT salad. In lieu of them, since all of us arent as lucky, grape tomatoes cut in halves or cherry tomatoes, quartered, work well, also. I always cook a couple of lbs of bacon on the weekends & keep it handy in a lg Ziploc bag for the week. Just crumble the bacon, add some lettuce (this is the ONLY thing that I use iceberg lettuce in, since its pretty nutritionally devoid. I usually prefer romaine) and your tomatoes, top with a dollop of mayo and some S&P (Im a purist when it comes to BLTs) and mix it well, so that they mayo becomes your dressing. Just like a BLT, minus the bread. Its even better if you cook the bacon just before making the salad, since more of the grease remains on the bacon, and flavors the mayo nicely...its the combo of the mayo, bacon grease and tomato juice that is so, so good! Some folks like to add cheese to this. On rare occasions, Ill dice an avocado & throw it in, for a change & some extra fat. Enjoy!
Posted on: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 23:22:25 +0000
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