Chop Chop Salad and Old-Fashioned Buttermilk Ranch Dressing

Ingredients:

1            romaine lettuce heart

4 to 6    slices thick-cut bacon, cooked until crisp, cooled and chopped

1/2        pint grape tomatoes, halved

2            carrots, peeled and thinly sliced

1            yellow bell pepper, chopped

1            English cucumber, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced

1/2        cup chopped walnuts

Coarse salt and Watkins Pepper

Directions:

Chop the lettuce heart into 1- to 2- inch pieces.  Combine it with the bacon, other vegetables and nuts in a large bowl and toss the mixture well.  Keep the salad chilled until serving time.  Then toss it again with enough dressing to lightly coat the vegetables and season it with salt  and pepper.

Serves 6

Old-Fashioned Buttermilk Ranch Dressing

Ingredients:

1/2        cup mayonnaise

1/4        cup buttermilk

3            tablespoons sour cream

2            scallions, chopped

2            tablespoons apple cider vinegar

2            teaspoons Dijon mustard

1            clove garlic, very finely minced

1/4        teaspoon coarse salt

1/8        teaspoon Watkins Pepper

Directions:

Whisk together all the ingredients in a mixing bowl.  Transfer the dressing to an airtight container and refrigerate it until serving time.

Makes 1 1/4 cups.

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