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If you’ve enjoyed BLT flavors on a sandwich, you’ll want to make this Bacon Lettuce Tomato Salad with Avocado over and over! And this delicious salad uses a trick of barely cooking the tomatoes to bring out the flavors when it’s not quite fresh tomato season yet.
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I bet I’m not the only tomato lover who longs for fresh tomato season and starts buying tomatoes in the store, even when I know they aren’t going to be nearly as good as fresh garden tomatoes. Raise your hand if you’re one of those people who crave tomatoes early in the summer.
While nothing can really replace the flavor of a freshly-picked and vine-ripened tomato, if you have tomatoes that are pretty good, you can bump up the flavor a lot by barely cooking them, and that trick of warming up the tomatoes is the secret to the amazing flavor in this Bacon Lettuce Tomato Salad with Avocado.
Believe me when I say this salad was just as good as it looks! And right now we’re in that “craving summer tomatoes” time of year, so it seems like a perfect time to remind you about this favorite BLT Salad with Avocado!
The salad that inspired this one didn’t have avocado, and our version is flexible on the amount of bacon. But everything about this salad combination just screams SUMMER, and if you’re longing for that fresh tomato flavor, I hope this will help you get through the next few weeks!
What ingredients do you need for this recipe?
(This is only a list of ingredients; please scroll down for complete printable recipe. Or if you use the JUMP TO RECIPE link at the top of the page, it will take you directly to the complete recipe.)
How did I get this Bacon Lettuce Tomato Salad recipe?
There’s a very fun story about what inspired this recipe. Back when I was a teacher/food blogger, a student gave me The Ultimate Low-Carb Cookbook (affiliate link) as a teacher gift, and a recipe in that book is where I learned to add more ripe tomato flavor to tomatoes by warming them. I still treasure the memory of what a thoughtful gift that was for a parent to give their child’s teacher!
How can you make the BLT Salad with Avocado lower in carbs?
Obviously this is a salad for people who love tomatoes, and the generous use of tomatoes makes this a salad with 11 net carbs per serving. If you want a salad that’s lower in carbs just use a bit fewer tomatoes.
Want more salad ideas with avocado?
We couldn’t resist turning this BLT salad into a BLT Salad with Avocado, and if you’re an avocado fan check out Low-Carb and Keto Salads with Avocado for more ideas!
How to make Bacon Lettuce Tomato Salad with Avocado:
(This is only a summary of the steps for the recipe; please scroll down for complete printable recipe. Or if you use the JUMP TO RECIPE link at the top of the page, it will take you directly to the complete recipe.)
- Get the washed lettuce, diced tomatoes, and diced avocado ready.
- Cook the bacon in a frying pan until it’s very crisp, drain bacon on paper towels, and blot off the fat.
- Divide the lettuce between two serving bowls, break bacon into pieces, and sprinkle over the lettuce.
- Remove all but two teaspoons of the bacon fat and add olive oil; heat the oil, and cook tomatoes just one minute. (or skip the olive oil and use all bacon fat if you prefer.)
- Then add the vinegar, stir once, and immediately remove the pan from the heat.
- Pour tomatoes over the salad, and sprinkle diced avocado over the top.
- Season the salad to taste with salt and fresh-ground black pepper and serve!
More Favorite Salads with Tomatoes and Avocados:
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