Chicken BLT Salad With Buttermilk Dressing

Name: Chicken BLT Salad With Buttermilk Dressing
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/2 cup buttermilk; 2 Tablespoons mayonnaise; 1 Tablespoon sour cream or plain Greek yogurt; 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar; 1/4 teaspoon spicy brown mustard or honey mustard; 1/4 teaspoon minced garlic or garlic powder; dash of salt and pepper; 4 tightly–packed cups of chopped romaine lettuce or your favorite salad mix (I used a spring mix); 1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes, halved; 2 cups of your favorite salad croutons (I used a Cheese Garlic flavor); 4 Tablespoons of real bacon pieces or bits, divided (if you want to cook and crumble your own bacon, use 4-5 slices); 1 cup shredded Cheddar or Colby cheese, divided (I used white Cheddar); 2 cups pre-cooked chicken, chopped in chunks (I used pre-cooked chicken breasts sold in the freezer section, but you can use any leftover chicken you have; grilled chicken or rotisserie chicken are good in this salad); Optional additional toppings for salad: 1 cup chopped avocado and/or 1/3 cup roasted sunflower seeds

by NancyC | nancy-c.com

4 servings

20 min

Salad make a great meal, especially in the spring and summer! This is a really easy salad you can put together in very little time, especially if you make the homemade Buttermilk Dressing in advance. It’s perfect for hot days when you don’t feel like cooking. You do need to have some chopped cooked chicken, but you can even buy that pre-cooked, or use rotisserie chicken if you want!

chicken blt salad with buttermilk dressing

And if you don’t have time to make the Buttermilk Dressing, you could substitute 3/4 cup of store-bought Buttermilk, Ranch or Vinegrette dressing. What could be easier? I like this homemade Buttermilk Dressing, though, so if you have the time, it's worth it to make it! :)

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Yield 4 servings
Time spent: Prep time: 20 Minutes Cook time: 0 Minutes Total time: 20 min

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Ingredients

BUTTERMILK DRESSING (makes about 3/4 cup)

1/2 cup buttermilk
2 Tablespoons mayonnaise
1 Tablespoon sour cream or plain Greek yogurt
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1/4 teaspoon spicy brown mustard or honey mustard
1/4 teaspoon minced garlic or garlic powder
dash of salt and pepper

SALAD INGREDIENTS:

4 tightly–packed cups of chopped romaine lettuce or your favorite salad mix (I used a spring mix)
1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
2 cups of your favorite salad croutons (I used a Cheese Garlic flavor)
4 Tablespoons of real bacon pieces or bits, divided (if you want to cook and crumble your own bacon, use 4-5 slices)
1 cup shredded Cheddar or Colby cheese, divided (I used white Cheddar)
2 cups pre-cooked chicken, chopped in chunks (I used pre-cooked chicken breasts sold in the freezer section, but you can use any leftover chicken you have; grilled chicken or rotisserie chicken are good in this salad)
Optional additional toppings for salad: 1 cup chopped avocado and/or 1/3 cup roasted sunflower seeds

Instructions

Whisk together all the Buttermilk Dressing ingredients in a small bowl; cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
In a large bowl, add lettuce, tomatoes, croutons, half of the bacon pieces or bits (2 Tablespoons), 1/2 cup of the shredded cheese, and all of the chicken chunks; toss all ingredients together well. Serve in individual salad bowls or on salad plates, and top with the remaining cheese and bacon pieces.
Drizzle the dressing over each individual salad. If you’d like to add some additional toppings, you could include chopped avocado or sunflower seeds.

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Chicken BLT Salad With Buttermilk Dressing

Chicken BLT Salad With Buttermilk Dressing

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BUTTERMILK DRESSING (makes about 3/4 cup)

SALAD INGREDIENTS:

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