BKT Salad ~ Bacon, Kale, & Tomato

My sister made this salad for my mom and I last weekend when we were in Missouri. She made it with fresh bacon, kale from my garden, tomatoes, avocados, blue cheese, sunflower seeds and a light lemon-garlic-olive oil dressing. It was soooo good. I think anything with bacon rocks, but bacon paired with all of the fresh veggies REALLY ROCKS!

Here’s how you can make your own.

BKT Salad ~ Bacon, Kale, & Tomato

Recipe Type: Salad

Author: Michelle @SimplifyLiveLove.com

Ingredients

One bunch kale
1/2 – 1 pound bacon
1 large tomato, chopped
1 avocado, chopped
handful of blue-cheese crumbles
sunflower seeds
1/4 cup olive oil
juice from 2 lemons
2 cloves garlic, crushed
sea salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

Make the salad dressing by whisking together the olive oil, lemon juice, salt & pepper, and garlic.
Cook the bacon and crumble.
Wash the kale, trim it from the stem, tear it into bite sized pieces.
Add the dressing to the kale and toss well to coat.
Add the other veggies, the cheese, bacon, and sunflowers.
Enjoy!

Notes

Unlike other salad lettuce, kale is very hardy and holds up well even with the dressing on it. Normally, I would suggest not dressing salads until shortly before they are eaten, but this salad tastes better if it’s dressed in advance and all the flavors meld together..

Do you eat kale? What’s your favorite kale recipe?

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