Classic Chopped Salad

Adapted from My Father's Daughter, by Gwyneth Paltrow


Ingredients:

6 strips bacon
3 heads greenleaf lettuce, roughly chopped
1 ripe avocado, peeled, pitted, and diced
Handful of organic cherry tomatoes, halved
1/2 cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
1/2 cup Vinaigrette (recipe below)


Directions:

1. Cook the bacon in a frying pan until crispy.
2. Drain on paper towels and dice the crispy meat.
3. Lay the lettuce down on a big platter.
4. Scatter the bacon, avocado, tomato, and Gorgonzola over the lettuce in a mix or in rows, whatever you feel like.
5. Dress with the vinaigrette and toss.


Vinaigrette:


Ingredients:

2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons real Vermont maple syrup
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons vegetable or canola oil
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
Coarse salt
Freshly ground black pepper


Directions:

1. Whisk together the mustard, maple syrup, and vinegar.
2. Slowly whisk in the oils, and season with salt and pepper.