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Citrus Basil Chopped Salad

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Let's be honest: Bacon makes everything taste better, and your temperamental taste buds deserve a little pick-me-up. This delicious combo of avocado, apple and cranberry with an orange basil dressing kicks butt with spice that will make your Mini dance.


  • 6 cups romaine lettuce, rinsed and chopped
  • ½ avocado, chopped
  • ½ Fuji apple, chopped
  • 4 bacon strips, cooked and chopped
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered
  • ¼ cup each dried cranberries and roasted pumpkin seeds
  • Dressing:
  • juice of 1 orange and ½ lime
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • ¼ cup fresh basil, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar

1 Combine all salad ingredients into a large bowl.

2 In a medium bowl, whisk together all dressing ingredients until blended.

3 Toss salad with dressing.

  • Buy precooked bacon to speed up the prep time.

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TRIi
TRIi
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7/25/2008 - 3:07AM
Report Abuse 		Use pistacio nuts (already shelled at costco) in place of the bacon--gives you that 'salt & fat' some look for in bacon--& much healthier!
mama2b
mama2b
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7/6/2008 - 8:49PM
Report Abuse 		One thing to be careful of is the bacon. It contains nitrates which when cooked can turn into nitrites, which are shown to be cancerous.


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