Imagine a BLTA (Bacon Lettuce Tomato Avocado Sandwich) but ditch the bread and add in a homemade zesty Southwest Ranch dressing made with creamy buttermilk. It’s a salad fit for a meal.
The Salad Components
Most of my recipes come with options based on your own tastes. This particular salad, the bacon, lettuce, tomato and avocado are non-negotiables. But, the cheese and cilantro are optional or substitute-able.
The cotija cheese is the first recommendation since the flair of this salad skews toward the southwest flavors. But, I’ll be honest, I don’t love cotija and use feta in its place. Perhaps a misplaced fusion of flavors, but hey, we’ve all got our own tastes and opinions. You do what makes you happy.
As for the cilantro, I know there are people out there with a flavor aversion to the herb. So, in which case, ditch it altogether and don’t think twice about it.
Serve this with sourdough discard dinner rolls or sourdough discard breadsticks to make it a meal!
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