Bacon Blue Cheese House Salad with Sweet Basil Vinaigrette

Ingredients

• 1 recipe sweet basil vinaigrette
• 6 strips Applewood smoked bacon
• 2 to 3 ounces blue cheese
• 1/3 cup toasted pine nuts
• 1/2 cup kalamata olives
• freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

1. 1

   Prepare the vinaigrette.

2. 2

   In a skillet, cook the bacon until crispy. Drain and cool on a paper towel lined plate, then chop.

3. 3

   Then in a dry skillet, add the pine nuts and heat on medium and toss occasionally until toasted.

4. 4

   Place the lettuces on a platter or in a large serving bowl. Top with chopped bacon, crumbled blue cheese and toasted pine nuts.

5. 5

   Scatter the kalamata olives and drizzle with the sweet basil vinaigrette and a few grinds of freshly ground black pepper.