Name: Garden Salad Skewers
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8 skewers
Ingredients: 1 iceberg lettuce (cored & cut into); 24 grape or cherry tomatoes; 1 English cucumber (halved lengthways then each half cut into 12 pieces); 8 x 10-inch skewers (23cm); 1/3 cup thinly sliced green onions; 8 bacon slices (cooked according to package instructions & diced); crumbled blue cheese (for garnish (optional)); 1/2 cup mayo; 1/3 cup sour cream; 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar; 5 oz blue cheese (crumbled (140g)); 1 teaspoon sugar (optional)

Take the humble garden salad, thread the ingredients onto skewers, drizzle them with homemade blue cheese dressing then scatter crispy bacon & green onions over the top & you’ve got yourself a fun picnic salad or a possible way of encouraging the kids to eat more salad. Garden salad skewers are easy to make & fun to eat.

This recipe really is very easy but if you want it to be easier still, then you can always buy pre cooked bacon & dice it (or buy it already diced) & a bottled salad dressing. But truly, it already is pretty straightforward. Still, I know there are those of you out there that way as easy as possible, & that’s okay – but, this homemade blue cheese dressing far surpasses any bottled dressing PLUS, you know what’s in it – right?!

Now as I mentioned, these would be super cute to take on a picnic served with some cold roasted chicken & maybe a honey yogurt lemon syrup cake (yes, yum!!) but whip these out at a barbie or for dinner with the family. They’re simple but a little fun & who doesn’t love both those things – especially when you’re the one doing the cooking. Cheers, Lovoni

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Garden Salad Skewers

Quick & easy to assemble but for even an even speedier prep time, buy already cooked bacon & bottled salad dressing. An iceberg lettuce works well for this recipe because of the densely packed layers of leaves – you probably won’t use the whole lettuce so store what you don’t use wrapped in paper towel in a re-sealable bag or container. Cook the bacon & salad dressing ahead of time. You’ll need 8 x 10-inch skewers for this recipe.

Prep Time20 mins

Cook Time10 mins

Total Time30 mins

Course: Salad

Cuisine: American

Servings: 8 skewers

Ingredients

1 iceberg lettuce cored & cut into
24 grape or cherry tomatoes
1 English cucumber halved lengthways then each half cut into 12 pieces
8 x 10-inch skewers 23cm
1/3 cup thinly sliced green onions
8 bacon slices cooked according to package instructions & diced
crumbled blue cheese for garnish (optional)

BLUE CHEESE DRESSING

1/2 cup mayo
1/3 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
5 oz blue cheese crumbled (140g)
1 teaspoon sugar optional

Instructions

To make the blue cheese dressing:

Heat & stir all ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat until the cheese is melted; cool before using (it can also be used warm). To make the dressing runnier, add 1 or 2 tablespoons of water.
Thread lettuce, tomatoes & cucumber onto skewers – 3 pieces of each. Arrange them on a platter, drizzle with dressing & sprinkle with green onions, bacon & blue cheese crumbles. Makes 8.