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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Loved this but have to know how many times you have used the word “thrice”? ;o)
I am so trying this. All my faves in one place and I just bought fresh corn! Yippee!! I hope I have bacon in the freezer!
I always have Oscar Mayer Bacon Bits on hand for times like this.
Salad… I just downloaded the perfect Jessica salad pic the other day.. So makes me think of you… A frying pan full,of luscious bacon, and one leaf of green on top.. Quote’ there.. I made a salad’… Love it! My kind of salad!
I want to try this. What type of corn is used, Fresh, frozen or canned, and how is it cooked for this salad?
I’m planning on frozen organic corn, thawed and the moisture dried out of it
in a spinner or kitchen towel.
I like to cut fresh corn from the cob and just ever so slightly sauté it in a tiny bit of butter or olive oil in recipes like this one. Ooh! Or in the bacon grease? (shhhh!)
But you mustn’t Cut the corn from the cob, you must tear it or you’ll lose all the nutritional value! What a fun thread!
Corn cut right from the cob without any cooking is perfect. It adds an awesome crunch that really makes a chopped salad. :)
I am in love with chopped salads and I am making this was almost as I write this…however, I am going to mix it up a bit and throw some black beans in for good measure and I am thinking maybe a small cuke I got at the farmer’s market yesterday…who knows, some chopped broccoli and cauliflower couldn’t be a bad thing either…. so excited and hungry…. thanks for sharing !
Calories please?
Dianne you can get the calories by using this site http://www.caloriecount.com/cc/recipe_analysis.php
I’ve learned a neat trick for chopping. I use a clean, kitchen towel when chopping. It holds the veggies in place, protects the counter, absorbs the juices and is easy to pick up to transfer ingredients to your bowl!
Always bake your bacon. Not all the grease. comes out great,
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Try it with Catalina dressing! Awesome.
A really good additive is 1/2 can of Black beans drained and rinsed.
Torn, cut, ripped, chopped, chomped, chewed, etc, etc, etc. What the Hay,, bring it on!
I really enjoyed this recipe, but sine I am a fan o southwestern fare, I changed it a bit by adding 2 tbsp. cilantro, 1 Cup pico de gallo, 1/2 Cup chopped red pepper, 1/2 Cup chopped onion, 1/2 Cup canned black beans, 1/2 Cup small (crunchy) tortilla strips and then some chopped up bok choy for additional crunchiness and nutrition. These additions added a lot more flavor, and went well with the avocado, lime juice and bacon.
I’ve had this recipe saved on Pinterest for quite some time now. Found it again and decided to whip it up! DE-LISH!!!! Very tasty and light and guilt free!! I skipped the Olive Oil mostly because mine is starting to get a little stale and it was still super tasty! I shared this on Facebook! Hope you get some new followers!
Don’t forget: feta cheese tends to be salty so use other salt seasonings sparingly. I love the suggested chopped cucumber and red peppers – yummy!
I would add crushed tortilla chips as croutons.. That would taste amazing…
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This salad makes us happy 2-3 nights a week!! Delish and easy to throw together! We’ve been holding the corn and adding green onions to stick to a low/no carbs after 2pm regimen!
Keep up the perfect recipes!!
Xx,
Alexi from PicTricks
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Made this for dinner. While it was good, the lime is a bit overpowering. Next time I’ll use a vinagarette.
Totally agree with Donna. The lime was overpowering. If I make it again, I’ll use only 1/2 lime and maybe blend with a garlic clove to give the dressing more flavor.
Made this for dinner. While it was good, the lime is a bit overpowering. Next time I’ll use a vinaigrette.
All the nosense on on chopping lettuce or torn..lol Where is the nutritional chart?
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I made this for dinner tonight, with a couple changes – I didn’t have any arugula, and I added 2 hard boiled eggs – and it was DELICIOUS! I will definitely make this often, as it was cheap, easy and sooooo good!
LOL…Kate you made my day!
Making this salad for dinner, can’t wait. Will add black beans,
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Not sure how my HUSBAND came across your recipe but he sent it to me today, wanting us to make it. So…. I will make it. Nice to get some man traffic to the blogs! :-)
Stacy
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Great summer salad! Thanks for sharing. I was going to just toss it in ranch, but I’m glad I used your dressing. So easy and refreshing. I used fresh corn off the cob, microwaved for 90 seconds.
This salad was delicious. I made ittonight, my Husband and I both LOVED it. TY for sharing this recipe!
Looks and sounds YUMMY! I don’t eat pork in any fashion but subbing smoked turkey would totally make it for me!
This salad sounds amazing. i will roast the corn on the BBQ and then cut if off the cob. Delicious!!
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OMG! I had this salad this weekend and went back for seconds.. NOT JOKING! I never do that… I’ll be heading to the store today to get everything I need for it. SO yummy… I may or may not CUT my lettuce… we’ll see. :)
I think I’ll make it and chop my lettuce, otherwise I’ll have to call it ‘Torn Salad’!…LOL Sounds so good I will make it tonight…thank you for the recipe and the joy :-)
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Just maiking this salad tonight! Looks yummy!! I’m serving it with plain cheese quesadillas…..next time, instead of the bacon, I may slice some grilled chicken or shrimp on top….
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These comments on cut lettuce are hysterical, if cutting ruins the nutritional value, who only knows what chewing it up causes?
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I made this tonight and it was quite good! I made teensy changers and I used yellow cherry tomatoes instead (they were calling to me at the grocery store) and pepper bacon…so very yummy!
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