Avocado B.L.T. Salad

Ingredients

SALAD INGREDIENTS

• 8 slices bacon (I prefer thick-cut, hickory-smoked)
• 1 1/2 bags pre-washed organic field greens or baby greens (enough to cover large shallow serving dish)
• tomato or yellow tomatoes, of different sizes (I use roma, grape, and little yellow ones, again enough to cover dish)
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

DRESSING INGREDIENTS

• 1 avocado, mashed
• basil, to taste (fresh or dried)
• garlic, to taste (minced or pressed)
• 1 dash lime juice
• 1 dash red wine vinegar
• 2 dashes olive oil
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

Directions

1. 1

   Cook bacon until crisp and drain strips on paper towel.

2. 2

   Make dressing by mixing mashed avocado through salt and pepper well; adjust ingredients to taste and desired thickness.

3. 3

   Arrange greens on platter and lightly salt and pepper.

4. 4

   Drizzle greens with half of the dressing.

5. 5

   Slice large tomatoes and halve small ones.

6. 6

   Arrange tomatoes on top of greens and dressing, biggest on the bottom.

7. 7

   Arrange whole bacon strips on top of tomatoes, drizzle with remaining dressing, add salt and pepper to taste, and serve at once!