Chopped Salad & Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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1 head romaine lettuce, rinsed, trimmed, chopped into bite sized pieces, chilled
1/2 cup ditalini, uncooked
4 slices cooked and chopped bacon
1/2 cooked chicken breast, rotisserie chicken, cubed
1 large tomatoes, diced
2 ounces goronzola blue cheese, crumbled, any good blue will work
2 -4 green onions, sliced
1/2 ripe avocado, cubed
1/4 cup balsamic vinaigrette, Paul Newman's (lite)
Preparation
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Cook pasta to package instructions.
Cook bacon until crisp, cool then chop.
Slice then chop tomatoes. Place in a strainer or colander to drain off any excess liquid.
Arrange lettuce in the bottom of a bowl. Top with pasta, tomato, cheese, cubed chicken onions, avocado. This can be done ahead of time. It looks very pretty to arrange the toppings in row.
Immediately before serving top & toss with vinaigrette dressing.
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