Beefsteak Tomato, Butterhead Lettuce, and Bacon with Blue Cheese Dressing

Name: Beefsteak Tomato, Butterhead Lettuce, and Bacon with Blue Cheese Dressing
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 6 bacon slices, chopped; 1 1/2 cup sour cream; 1 3 tablespoons whole milk plus additional if necessary; 1 2 tablespoons cider vinegar; 1 1 scallion, chopped; 1 1 cup crumbled blue cheese (1/4 pound), divided; 1 1 (1/2-pound) head Bibb or Boston lettuce; 1 1 large beefsteak tomato; 1 cut into wedges

From the kitchen of Carly

Crispy bacon, creamy blue cheese dressing, and sweet beefsteak tomato wedges on tender butterhead lettuce. This is a composed salad that tastes like a steakhouse classic, built for eating with your hands and pure satisfaction.

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Servings: 4
Difficulty: medium

Ingredients

4 servings

16 bacon slices, chopped
11/2 cup sour cream
13 tablespoons whole milk plus additional if necessary
12 tablespoons cider vinegar
11 scallion, chopped
11 cup crumbled blue cheese (1/4 pound), divided
11 (1/2-pound) head Bibb or Boston lettuce
11 large beefsteak tomato
1cut into wedges

Instructions

Cook bacon in a 10-inch skillet over medium heat until crisp. Transfer to paper towels to drain, reserving fat in skillet.
Whisk together 1 tablespoon hot bacon fat, sour cream, milk, vinegar, and 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper until smooth. Stir in scallion and 2/3 cup blue cheese. Thin with additional milk if desired.
Quarter lettuce lengthwise (through stem) into wedges, then remove core and arrange each wedge on a plate with tomato wedges. Stir dressing and spoon over top. Sprinkle with bacon, remaining 1/3 cup blue cheese, and pepper to taste.