Turkey Bacon and Tomato Salad With Pennsylvania Dutch Sweet and Sour Salad Dressing

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Turkey Bacon and Tomato Salad With Pennsylvania Dutch Sweet and Sour Salad Dressing

Deliciously easy and tasty lunch or dinner salad option with a unique Pennsylvania Dutch sweet and sour salad dressing.

Course Dinner

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Total Time 30

Servings

Calories 490kcal

Author Neil

Equipment

Ingredients

Pennsylvania Dutch Sweet and Sour Salad Dressing Ingredients:-

1 cup water
¾ cup sugar
¼ cup white vinegar
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon paprika
¼ teaspoon black pepper
¼ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice*
½ teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon garlic powder

Salad Ingredients:-

1 slice small of wholemeal** or rye bread
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 rashers of turkey bacon
2 little gem lettuce’s***
75 g cucumber
2 tomatoes
2 tablespoon sunflower seeds

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Pennsylvania Dutch Sweet and Sour Salad Dressing Method:-

Heat water and sugar in a small sauce pan and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
Once cooled pour into a food processor or blender and add all the other ingredients and blend for 30 seconds.

Salad Method:-

Pre-heat oven to 180C.
Slice bread into cubes and mix in a pyrex bowl with the olive oil.
Place cubes onto a baking tray and bake in oven for 10 – 15 minutes until crunchy croutons are formed then remove from oven.
Grill the rashers of turkey bacon, allow to cool, then cut into small squares.
Shred the lettuce, and dice the tomatoes.
Cut the cucumber into slices and then quarter the slices.
Add all of the above ingredients into a large mixing bowl and add the sunflower seeds and mix together by hand.
Portion salad between 2 serving plates and drizzle with 2 – 3 tbsp. of the Dutch Sweet and Sour Salad Dressing.

Notes

* Pumpkin Pie Spice can be made by combining:-

4 tsp. ground cinnamon
4 tsp. ground nutmeg
4 tsp. ground ginger
3 tsp. all spice

**If you have time follow my own recipe to make your own wholemeal bread.

***I know I always use little gem lettuces in my salad recipes but you can use any such green lettuce like iceberg or romaine. I just like little gem lettuce’s as usually they are the freshest I can get with being available most of the year round in the UK!

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