BLT Chopped Salad with Corn, Feta + Avocado. (Video!)
The times when I’m stoked about a BLT chopped salad are few and far between.
This is one of them!
Can I say stoked? I’ve probably used the word thrice in my life, the third being above. I’m trying it out for size. BLT chopped salad surely makes me stoked.
This salad… ugh. So good. I’ve rambled about my love for chopped salads for years on this little internet page. I don’t know what it is. The crunch of vegetables turns me off so maybe it’s just that everything is smaller and tiny and can be picked up in one spoon?
I think what it really is though.. is that I can use tortilla chips to eat this salad. Now THAT is where it’s at. I’m so into it.
The salad has so many of my favorite flavors going on – bacon, feta, avocado, corn – that I kept the dressing simple: just some olive oil and lime juice. Lots of salt and pepper too, but other than that, just pure flavor. Even a little arugula mixed in with my beloved butter lettuce for something extra.
On top of needing the majority of my salads in chopped form, I sure as heck need as much texture (like, non-vegetable texture) that I can get. Enter bacon. And corn. And if you’re feeling frisky… maybe crumble some of those tortilla chips on top.
Uh huh. Do it.
Watch the video of how I make this BLT chopped salad:
BLT Chopped Salad with Corn, Feta + Avocado
Ingredients
Instructions
- As a note, to chop my lettuce I like to lay it out on a big cutting board and just continuously run my knife through it (in all different directions) until it’s chopped as much as I like.
- In a large bowl, combine lettuce, arugula, tomatoes, corn and avocado. Add in salt, pepper, olive oil and lime juice then toss well to coat. Fold in bacon and feta then divide evenly amount 2 plates. Serve!
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There aren’t many words for this salad except that I could eat it. Every. Single. Day. I throw in some black beans for a little more texture/fiber. It’s SO DELISH.
Looks Delish! I am so excited to try it out. Maybe since it has bacon my hubby will accept it as a meal, haha!
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I think this is the best salad I have ever made – seriously! My husband and I both absolutely loved it. The flavors just go together perfectly.
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This looks wonderful, can’t wait to try it. I ‘m doing Weight Watchers does any one know how I can find out the Nutrition Information
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Today I get to spend some time catching up on what I’ve missed on my favorite food blogs-finally! I have missed so many amazing recipes that you’ve been making in the last few months, but with our temps in the upper 90’s today, THIS salad is what I am making for dinner tonight! My husband doesn’t think a salad is a meal unless it has lots of protein, so I will add some grilled chicken to this. The bonus is I don’t have to heat up my kitchen. I can’t wait for dinner tonight! :-)
I made this for lunch today…one of the best things I ever ate! Thanks!!!
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I need some new ideas to pack for lunch for work, so this is perfect! Heading to the grocery store now :)
Do you have any other suggestions for things to take for lunch/easy to make ahead of time?
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Had this salad for dinner tonight, my husband and I loved it. I added green onion
And egg. The salad dressing was perfect. Thank you
Made this tonight and it was goood! Will definitely be making it again sometime. thanks!
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This recipe doesn’t say if or how the corn is cooked. Roasted?
I’m wondering the same thing. Guess you could roast it. I know Houston’s restaurant salad here has corn (which seems to be raw) on their house salad
Think roasting it would be quite yum!
I just cut raw corn kernels off the cob since there’s fresh corn in the stores this time of the year. Tossed them in uncooked. Was really yummy that way.
Oops, I did it again
I made another one of your recipes
And it was really good
So I posted about it
And took really awful pictures
But linked back to you
Cuz you rock!
Thanks Jessica! Cheers!
(FYI, this may be my best comment ever)
it totally is. :)
I made this salad for lunch today with produce fresh from the Farmers’ Market. It was so good that I think I’m going to make it every Sunday until fresh corn and tomatoes go out of season! I used corn right off the cob and then sautéed it for 2-3 minutes before adding it to the salad. This is the best salad I’ve had in ages.
I made this for dinner tonight, but added cucumber and red capsicum. Instead of the lime dressing I used a mango chilli dressing. So delish! I will definitely make it again.
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Oh my gosh, this is one of the BEST salads I’ve ever eaten. I’ve passed this recipe on to at least 15 people so far and they say the same things. Thank you for posting this.
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This salad is so good! I use goat cheese instead of feta, two avocados, extra lettuce and arugula and juice of two limes. The only issue I had was preparation time! 25 mins?! No way!! After washing and chopping the lettuce, arugula, avocados, quartering all those tomatoes (which is the worst), and cooking the bacon it takes me at least 1.5 hours to prepare. Nonetheless, it’s delicious! YUM!
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This salad was so good! We could not get enough of it!!!
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I’m def trying this salad. Try adding some honey and cilantro to the dressing. I’ve made it and it tastes like a restaurant dressing.
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Thank you for this amazing and quick salad, it was a hit just 45 minutes ago. Defiantly entering my spring and summer salad routine
This was outstanding. I made a few changes. I used baby romaine, and added 1 teaspoon honey to the dressing. Next time I would add a little scallion. But this was a big hit with my husband and my tween so it’s a keeper!
As a home economist, I learned that, for the most benefit regarding nutrients, lettuce should be torn, not cut.
As a home economist, I have been taught that, for greatest nutritional benefit, lettuce should be torn, not cut.
Aren’t you fun?
I know but , I just don’t like torn! I ‘ll get my nutrition another way.
LOL KATE! your reply made my day. :)
Thanks for the laugh Kate! :)
Florence, I learned the same thing about lettuce being torn. I’ve been doing it for years and am not about to change.
As a home economist, how could you possibly think that chopping lettuce makes it more or less nutritious? Lettuce has traditionally been torn to prevent the edges from browning (same idea with tender herbs like basil). Use a sharp chef’s knife and you’ll be a-okay! FYI- you can run it through the blender and make it into a slushy and it would still have the same nutrients, however, ice cream in the blender removes all calories–spread the word!
As a home economist, how could you possibly think that chopping lettuce makes it more or less nutritious? Lettuce has traditionally been torn to prevent the edges from browning (same idea with tender herbs like basil). Use a sharp chef’s knife and you’ll be a-okay! FYI- you can run it through the blender and make it into a slushy and it would still have the same nutrients, however, ice cream in the blender removes all calories–spread the word!
Totally just snort laughed! Thanks for the funny Kate!
OMG. That comment just made my morning! I thought I was just going to get a an awesome salad recipe, and then….this happened. :)
lol – best comment ever
This conversation has made my whole day. Mark – nice job.
There are always those who have to correct others……and throw their “credentials” out there…this little thread did make me laugh though…..
LOL BEST Thread EVER! I normally don’t cut my lettuce either but um.. It’s a CHOP salad.. so.. and by the way this is a wonderful salad! A friend of mine made it for a potluck and I just had to have the recipe! I also blend up super greens in my morning green slushie.. I’m pretty sure all the nutrients are still in there! :)
Poor Florence…she did say she was “taught” this myth. Which, as I show my age, was commonly told to all of us young ladies in the mandatory home economics classes of the 1970’s. I never bought into the nutritional value part but the cutting (without a very sharp knife) can cause brown edges after a few hours.
Neither cutting or tearing has an effect on nutritional value. The torn edge just holds up a little better for leftovers than the cut edge.
Yes, Donna! I agree. Tearing simply keeps the cells of the lettuce a little more intact, so it will last longer in the refrigerator than chopped. That means, if you are going to eat the lettuce right away, tear or chop it. Enjoy the salad with lettuce prepared however you like. No big deal!
I wonder what the current teaching is for the effect on nutritional value when ‘chewing’ lettuce.
What’s a leftover?
If you cut the lettuce, the nutrition runs away, because it’s scared.
EEEKKKKKKK!!!!
Lettuce cutting causes nutritional loss like broken cookies cause calorie leakage.
This is an absolutely beautiful salad and a “torn” or “cut” lettuce has no effect on the nutritional value. The combination of the Avocados with lettuce is a nutritional masterpiece. The lettuce not only boost the Vitamin A count but the avocados cause great body fat loss.
http://gooddietforwomen.blogspot.com/2014/06/avocado-in-diet-for-women-causes-weight.html