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Bacon, Gorgonzola, and Dried Cranberry Salad with a Creamy Balsamic Vinaigrette







I'm not sure what it is about this salad that I'm addicted to.  It could be the combination of the salty bacon with the tart cranberries, or the creamy dressing with the Gorgonzola cheese.  I don't know, and I don't care.  I'll I know is that I LOVE it!  I first had a version of this salad a local restaurant years ago. That happens a lot, where I will have some dish out that I really like, so what I do when I get home is check out the restaurant's website for the dish and see what ingredients they have listed, what I remember ,and then I try to re-create it at home.  Sometimes it works, like in this case, sometimes not so much!  The only problem with doing that is experimenting with sauces, or in this case dressings. Restaurants don't list ingredients in the sauces the make so you have to be creative.

If you wanted to make this salad more hearty you could certainly add a chicken breast.  In fact, at the restaurant that is what they did.

Daryl doesn't really care for this salad so the ingredient list is just for one.  Just like all of our meals you can add more, or less of what you like or don't like.


Salad Ingrediants
2 cups of your choice of lettuce (I used romaine this time), chopped
1/4 cup of dried cranberries
1/4 cup Gorgonzola, or blue cheese, crumbled
4 pieces of bacon, cut
Sprinkle of croutons
Sprinkle of nuts, whatever you have on hand

Dressing
1 T. balsamic vinegar
2 T. olive oil
1/4 t. dijon mustard
Salt and pepper

Whisk and pour


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