55 Salad Recipe

I am not sure HOW I forgot to put this on here, but below is a GREAT salad recipe for any occassion! My Aunt Linda made this for Thanksgiving dinner in 2011 and it was all the rage! 55 used to be a restaurant in Columbus, OH that is no longer, so to keep the nostalgia alive, she whipped up this tasty treat!

 

Salad:

• Romaine lettuce (I bought the 3 pack that you have to wash and tear yourself)
• 1 red pepper chopped
• 1 medium red onion chopped
• 8 oz of crisp bacon crumbled
• 8 oz of feta cheese
• 3/4 cup toasted pine nuts

Dressing:

• 1/2 c canola oil
• 4 T white vinegar
• 4 T sugar
• 1 tsp. salt
• 3 dasheds of garlic and pepper

 

To toast pine nuts place on baking sheet at 350 degrees for about 5 mins. Watch carefully so they do not burn.

 

The sugar and pine nuts are what seals the deal on this salad. The presentation is helped with the red peppers ---- they don't fall apart like tomotoes. Here's a picture of the salad that I made for a Christmas dinner. The lighting is terrible, but you get the idea!