Crisp Salad With Spicy Ranch Dressing

Serves: 3

Weldon Lockman

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

51

Spice

37

Sweetness

38

Sourness

43

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.2

Difficulty

Ingredients:

6 sprigs

Thyme (fresh)

2 tbsps

Brown Sugar

1 clove

Garlic

1 cup

Buttermilk

1 cup

Mayonnaise

3 tsps

Hot Sauce

1

Salt

Directions:

1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F

2

Put the thyme sprigs on a foil-lined baking sheet

3

Line the bacon strips over the top then sprinkle with brown sugar

4

Transfer to the middle rack of the oven and bake until crisp, 18 to 20 minutes

5

Remove from the oven and set aside to cool, then crumble or chop the bacon along with sticky thyme and set aside

6

In a blender, add the chives, garlic, buttermilk, mayonnaise, lemon juice, lemon zest and hot sauce

7

Blitz until smooth

8

Taste, then season with salt and pepper, to taste

9

Arrange the lettuce on serving platter, drizzle with buttermilk dressing, and sprinkle with crumbled bacon before serving