BLT Salad with Buttermilk Dressing

By jenlin

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons creme fraiche or sour cream
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise or salad dressing
• 1 tablespoon snipped fresh dill
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup buttermilk or sour milk*
• Salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 4 slices bacon - cooked and crumbled into large pieces
• 2 heads romaine lettuce
• Olive oil
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1/2 cup shaved Parmesan cheese (2 ounce)

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from bhg.com

Preparation

Step 1

For salad dressing, in a small bowl whisk together creme fraiche, mayonnaise, dill, vinegar, and garlic. Whisk in buttermilk and season with salt and pepper.

Rinse and pat lettuce dry. Cut each head of lettuce in half lengthwise, brushing the fronts and backs with oil and seasoning with salt and pepper. For a gas grill, preheat grill. Reduce heat to medium. Place lettuce on grill rack over heat. Cover and grill as above

Place each wedge on a salad plate along with bacon and cherry tomatoes.** Drizzle with salad dressing and top with cheese.