Juicy ripe tomatoes, crisp smoky bacon, and a sprinkle of your favorite cheese over fresh crunchy lettuce. Drizzle this with a creamy herb dressing and you’ve got the makings of the perfect salad.

Why We Love this Salad

Because it tastes like a BLT sandwich kicked up a notch! It’s crispy, crunchy, salty, smoky, juicy and so flavorful.

It is super easy to make right up there with other simple salads like marinated chopped salad and BLT pasta salad and can be served as a side dish or a main dish.

The dressing is creamy and full of herbs but just needs a few ingredients and a shake in a mason jar.

It’s naturally low carb and can easily be topped with grilled chicken if you’d like, it is the perfect way to usher in the warmer months!

BLT Salad Ingredients

Anything that goes into a regular BLT sandwich can be made into a salad! All that’s needed is a few easy to find ingredients.

  • Crumbled bacon and tomato – required and perfect. Use pre-cooked bacon or cook some up in the oven.
  • For the lettuce, choose crispy crunchy; a chopped head of romaine and iceberg lettuce
  • Cheese – either chopped or shredded cheddar or even blue cheese are great in this recipe, use what you love!
  • Easy creamy dressing below has heaps of flavor or use your favorite ranch or blue cheese dressings.
  • Green onions for flavor (or you can add thinly sliced red onion) and of course croutons for crunch.

Feel free to add avocado, a sliced hard-boiled egg or two, or maybe some corn for color.  Turn it into a CLUB sandwich salad and some baked chicken breast or leftover turkey for an extra protein punch!

How to Make a BLT Salad

This easy two-step process starts with a homemade creamy dressing. Once ready toss with your salad and enjoy!

Homemade Creamy Salad Dressing

The tangy dressing complements the flavors of bacon and tomato in this salad. It also makes a great dip for fresh veggies, too!

  • Combine all dressing ingredients in a mason jar and shake to combine.
  • Keep dressing in the refrigerator until ready to use.

Easy BLT Salad

Once the dressing is prepped it is quick to assemble!

  • Place chopped lettuce in a bowl and top with remaining ingredients.
  • Drizzle with dressing and serve immediately.

For a lunchtime treat, put the salad in a zippered bag or container and put the dressing in a separate container to dress when it’s time to enjoy.

Leftovers

Leftover BLT salad can be kept up to 3 days in the refrigerator if it is in a covered container.

Just refresh the flavors with a little extra salt and pepper and serve! BLT Salad is perfect in a wrap or piled onto a toasted ciabatta roll!

Best Salad Recipes

  • Spinach Salad – with warm bacon dressing
  • Chicken Fajita Salad – a fiesta in a bowl
  • Easy Arugula Salad – light, refreshing & easy
  • Cobb Salad – fresh favorite all year long
  • Classic Wedge Salad – with a tangy rich dressing
  • Cheeseburger Salad – tastes just like a Big Mac!

Have you tried this BLT Salad? Be sure to leave a rating and a comment below!

BLT Salad

Nutrition Information

Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.

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