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Front view of a Loaded Bacon Salad in a white bowl.
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Loaded Bacon Salad Recipe

A delicious, hearty, and surprisingly filling salad you won't be able to stop eating.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 3 servings
Calories: 486kcal

Equipment

  • 1 large cutting board
  • 1 small or medium skillet
  • 1 large salad bowl for mixing

Ingredients

Salad

  • 2 cups greens (pick your favorite lettuce)
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes (halved)
  • ½ medium red onion (chopped fine)
  • 1 cup cooked corn (I used frozen and cooked it)
  • 1 medium avocado (diced)
  • 1 cup chopped bacon (cooked to your liking)
  • ¼ cup fresh cilantro (or parsley - chopped)

Dressing

  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 tbsp. balisamic vinegar
  • 1 tsp. prepared yellow mustard (no sugar added)
  • salt and pepper (to taste)

Instructions

  • Cut the raw bacon into small bits, and cook in a skillet with a bit of oil as needed.
    Bacon bits cooking in a skillet.
  • While the bacon is cooking, chop the cherry tomatoes, cucumber (or substitute), red onion, and avocado. If you're using frozen corn, cook it to the package directions.
    Overhead focus. A cutting board with chopped vegetables and bacon bits on it.
  • Combine the lettuce and other salad ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
    Overhead focus. An assembled Loaded Bacon Salad in a white bowl.
  • Whisk together the dressing ingredients and drizzle it over the salad.
    Overhead focus. White bowl with dressing ingredients. A whisk lays to the left.
  • Gently toss the salad to coat everything in the dressing and bacon bits.
    Overhead focus. Finished Loaded Bacon Salad with dressing.
  • Serve and enjoy
    Front, horizontal view of a white bowl holding a Loaded Bacon Salad.

Notes

Please note that the nutrition data given here is a ballpark figure. Exact data is not possible.

Nutrition

Serving: -3.5the recipe | Calories: 486kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 37g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 20g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 1171mg | Potassium: 645mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 870IU | Vitamin C: 29mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg