Bacon Tomato Salad Recipes

BACON, LETTUCE, AND TOMATO MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water until chilled. Transfer macaroni to a large salad bowl.
• Stir mayonnaise, vinegar, celery, tomato, green onions, Cheddar cheese, salt, and black pepper into macaroni until thoroughly combined. Cover and chill salad at least 2 hours.
• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on paper towels. Let bacon cool; crumble when cooled.
• Mix bacon into macaroni salad to serve.

BACON-TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine lettuce blend and tomatoes. Drizzle with dressing; sprinkle with cheese and bacon.

SUMMERY TOMATO AND BACON PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
• Put the bacon in a large, cold skillet then cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate to drain. Set aside.
• Whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, shallot, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a large bowl.
• Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook according to the package directions. Drain and rinse under cold water to cool; add to the bowl with the dressing.
• Add the arugula, basil and tomatoes to the bowl and toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper and top with the bacon. The pasta salad is best if served right away.
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BACON, LETTUCE, AND TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Arrange bacon strips on a wire rack set over a baking pan. Place pan in oven until bacon is golden brown and crisp, about 40 minutes. Remove from oven, being careful of the bacon fat that has collected under the rack, and set aside.
• Arrange lettuce in the bottom of a salad bowl; drizzle with half the avocado dressing. Cut tomatoes into 1/4-inch-thick slices; cut cherry tomatoes, depending on size, in half. Arrange tomato slices over lettuce; scatter cherry tomatoes over tomato slices.
• Arrange whole bacon strips over tomatoes. Drizzle with remaining avocado dressing, season with salt and pepper to taste, and serve immediately.

BACON LETTUCE AND TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• In a medium-size mixing bowl, combine the lettuce and mayonnaise. Mix until all of the lettuce is coated.
• Evenly scoop the lettuce and mayo mixture into 2 bowls.
• Sprinkle the desired amount of black pepper on top.
• Add the tomatoes and bacon.
• Serve with crackers or your favorite soup.

BACON AND TOMATO MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the bacon. I like to line a pan with foil. Then place a sheet of parchment paper over that. I lay my bacon flat on the pan and put it into a 375 degree oven for 20 minutes. It turns out perfect every time.
• Cook macaroni according to package directions, but take care not to overboil. Al dente pasta holds up better in this dish. When done cooking, drain macaroni and transfer to a large mixing bowl.
• While bacon and macaroni are cooking, chop your onions, tomatoes, and green onions.
• After bacon is cooked, remove it from pan and drain it on a plate covered with a paper towel. Save the bacon grease on the baking pan.
• Carefully pick up your parchment paper and transfer the bacon grease to a small bowl.
• Cut up or crumble the bacon when cool.
• Mix the macaroni, tomato, bacon, onions, and bacon grease together.
• Start with about ½ cup of mayonnaise and stir gently into the other ingredients. Add salt and pepper to taste, if desired.
• Transfer to your serving bowl. You can garnish with chopped green onions, a few chopped tomatoes, and crumbled bacon if you want it to look a little fancier.
• Cover and keep refrigerated until ready to serve.

BACON TOMATO PASTA SALAD WITH HOMEMADE RANCH DRESSING

Steps:

• Add pasta to boiling water. Cook for about 7 minutes for al dente pasta. Drain in colander and rinse with cool water.
• While pasta is cooking, prepare bacon. Rough chop bacon and set aside.
• Halve grape tomatoes, slice green onions including tops, cut block cheddar into small cubes.
• Add pasta, bacon, tomatoes, green onions, & cheese to large bowl and toss.
• Whisk together ingredients for dressing in a small bowl, then pour over salad when well combined. Gently toss salad until all ingredients are coated with dressing. Serve immediately.

BACON-TOMATO SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the spinach, tomatoes, bacon and onion. In a small bowl, whisk the dressing ingredients until smooth. Serve with salad.

BACON, AVOCADO, AND TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until crisp, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels and crumble.
• Mix oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, and hot sauce together; pour over avocados. Toss. Stir in bacon, tomatoes, and onion. Cover and refrigerate about 2 hours.

BACON & TOMATO MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Mix cooked macaroni, bacon, onion, celery, cucumber and tomato.
• Toss with mayonnaise.
• Add balsamic vinegar. Toss to coat.
• You could mix the mayo and vinegar first, then put it on , it would ensure even distribution of the vinegar I guess! :).

BACON, LETTUCE AND TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• Cook bacon until it is crisp by your favorite method.
• Crumble, and set it aside, reserving 2 tablespoons of the drippings in a small bowl.
• Whisk together the reserved bacon drippings, mayonnaise, vinegar and basil and let dressing sit, covered, at room temperature while you finish making the salad.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, toss the bread pieces with the salt and pepper.
• Drizzle with the oil, and cook, stirring constantly, until the croutons are crisp and golden brown.
• In a large salad bowl mix together the romaine, tomatoes, bacon and croutons.
• Pour the dressing over the salad and toss well.
• Serve immediately.

TOMATO SALAD WITH BACON DRESSING

Steps:

• Place the bacon pieces into a cold cast iron skillet. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the fat has rendered and the bacon is golden brown and crispy. Remove the bacon from the skillet using a slotted spoon and place onto a paper-towel lined plate to drain. Set aside the remaining bacon fat to cool slightly.
• Chop the tomatoes, thinly slice the red onion, and coarsely chop or tear the basil. Combine the tomatoes, onions, basil, and cooked bacon in a large bowl.
• Pour all but 3 tablespoons of bacon fat from the skillet. Add one tablespoon of the vinegar to the pan - be careful, as it may sizzle. Once the sizzling dies down, add the remaining vinegar, honey, and mustard. Whisk, scraping up the bits from the bottom of the pan, until the dressing has emulsified.
• Pour the dressing over the tomato salad and toss. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately.

BACON LETTUCE AND TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• Cook bacon over moderate heat until crisp. Reserving 3 tablespoon bacon, fat drain bacon on paper towels and crumble. Cut bread into enough 3/4-inch cubes to measure 1 cup. Brush with bacon grease and grill to taste. In a small bowl whisk together garlic, lemon juice, mayonnaise, water, and salt and pepper to taste. Slice (onion) and halve tomatoes. Tear lettuce into bite-size pieces. In a large bowl toss together onion, tomatoes, lettuce, half of bacon and croutons, salt and pepper to taste, and enough dressing to coat. Divide salad between 2 plates and top with remaining croutons and bacon.