Avocado, Bacon and Blue Cheese Salad

This is a salad which contains bacon and blue cheese – therefore, of course it is delicious. It’s packed full of flavour and works brilliantly as a side dish to a variety of other dishes, or as a main course in its own merit.

This is very quick to make and the only item which needs any heat is the bacon; everything else just needs compiling.

I love to serve this alongside The Best Barbecued Pork Loin, with a variety of other salads (like Pomegranate, Feta and Chickpea Salad) – or even 6 Hour Slow Cooked Pork Belly. It works so well with the roasted or barbecued meat. It’s also a great one for meal prepping and having for lunches throughout the week – just be sure to add the croutons just before eating to make sure they don’t go soggy.

The Ingredients

• The salad – the ‘salad’ part is made from little gem lettuces (you can switch for iceberg if necessary), watercress for a delightful pepperiness, avocado and pumpkin seeds. The seeds add a great texture to the salad (and plenty of protein too!)
• The toppings – the toppings are blue cheese (use your favourite – I went for Stilton), smoked bacon and croutons. The smoked bacon brings SO much flavour, so do use it over unsmoked. You can either buy or make your croutons: I bought mine this time for ease.
• The dressing – the dressing is a really simple one made from wholegrain mustard, white wine vinegar and olive oil. The flavours are classic and work really well with the rest of the salad.

Avocado, Bacon and Blue Cheese Salad

Harriet Young

April 2, 2025

A delicious salad packed full of flavour with blue cheese, smoked bacon and creamy avocado, topped with a mustard dressing. Perfect for serving alongside roasted meats or as a main course.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 15 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine British

Servings 4 people

Calories 566 kcal

Ingredients

 

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• 300 grams smoked bacon
• 2 avocados
• 2 little gem lettuces
• 75 grams watercress
• 50 grams pumpkin seeds
• 50 grams croutons
• 75 grams blue cheese
• 1 tablespoon wholegrain mustard
• 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
• 3 tablespoons olive oil

Instructions

 

• Chop the bacon into thin strips and fry with one tablespoon of the olive oil over a high heat until the bacon is very crispy. Take off the heat and leave to one side.
• Peel and slice the avocados and chop the lettuce. Put them in a large bowl with the watercress and pumpkin seeds – toss.
• For the dressing, put the mustard, white wine vinegar and remaining oil in a small bowl and whisk together.
• Slice the cheese into small 1cm cubes.
• To serve, add a handful of the salad to a bowl and top with a sprinkling of bacon, croutons and cheese. Drizzle over the dressing.

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Notes

1. If prepping in advance, add the dressing to the salad of watercress, lettuce and avocado then toss together. This will help to prevent the avocado from browning. Add the blue cheese and bacon and store in the fridge. Add the croutons just before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 566kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 28gFat: 43gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 24gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 52mgSodium: 1039mgPotassium: 1014mgFiber: 9gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 2112IUVitamin C: 19mgCalcium: 162mgIron: 3mg

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