BLT Salad with Bacon Vinaigrette Recipe

Name: BLT Salad with Bacon Vinaigrette Recipe
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 12 ounces French bread, cut into 1-inch cubes; 8 slices bacon, chopped and cooked, fat reserved; 12 ounces grape tomatoes, halved; 1/4 cup red wine vinegar; 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt; 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 12 ounces yellow pear or other heirloom tomato, halved or roughly chopped, if using heirlooms; 1 small head romaine lettuce, chopped; 1 tablespoon thinly sliced fresh mint; 1 tablespoon thinly sliced fresh basil

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Alton Brown's BLT salad transforms your favorite sandwich into a tangy panzanella, tossed with a flavorful bacon fat vinaigrette.

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Ingredients

12 ounces French bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
8 slices bacon, chopped and cooked, fat reserved
12 ounces grape tomatoes, halved
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
12 ounces yellow pear or other heirloom tomato, halved or roughly chopped, if using heirlooms
1 small head romaine lettuce, chopped
1 tablespoon thinly sliced fresh mint
1 tablespoon thinly sliced fresh basil