BLT and Avocado Salad with Homemade Buttermilk Dressing

I almost always have buttermilk on hand as I love to use it in pancakes, waffles, biscuits and baked goods. So, when I decided to make a BLT Salad and discovered that I was out of Ranch dressing, I decided it was time to try my hand at homemade Buttermilk dressing. I have to say that it is really good! The cool, creamy and tangy dressing was a perfect topping to complement this wonderful salad! I used Romaine lettuce and some homegrown cherry tomatoes along with some thick, smokey bacon and buttery avocado. This BLT Salad was quite a treat!

BLT and AVOCADO SALAD with HOMEMADE BUTTERMILK DRESSING

Dressing ingredients:

1/2 cup buttermilk (be sure to shake it first)

1/4 cup sour cream, reg. or low fat

1/4 cup real mayonnaise, reg. or low fat

1/4 tsp. dry mustard

1/4 tsp. pepper, or to taste

1/4 tsp. salt, I used Kosher

2 tsp. sugar, optional

1/4 tsp. garlic powder

2 tsp. cider vinegar

2 T. finely chopped fresh chives
Add all ingredients into a small bowl and stir well with a whisk. Make a couple of hours before serving to the flavors can come together well. Makes 1 cup.

Salad ingredients for 2 main dish sized salads: 6-8 cups torn romaine lettuce, divided among 2 plates

4-6 strips of crisp bacon, crumbled

cherry tomatoes, halved, or other diced tomato

avocado- I used 1/2 of an avocado for each salad

diced red onion
Arrange romaine lettuce on plates. Top with the bacon, tomatoes, onion and sliced avocado. Serve with the Homemade Buttermilk Dressing. Enjoy!

This was a wonderful salad! I love romaine because of it's sweet, crunchy taste, which was perfect with the sweet cherry tomatoes and the salty bacon. The avocado is perfect with this salad! The amount of chives in the dressing was about right. I think I may try a small amount of dill next time too. And maybe some parsley. My first attempt at making dressing turned out very well! Do you make homemade salad dressings?