Salads & sides

BLT Rice Salad

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This is an awesome salad, and I make it a lot during the spring and summer. I use a little less lettuce and sometime more bacon. I also add salt, pepper, and garlic powde...read more

posted by

pettymam

on 1/25/2005

time

prep:

15 min

total:

25 min

servings

total:

6 servings

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What You Need

slices OSCAR MAYER Bacon, chopped

small onion, chopped

cups water

tsp. salt

cups instant white rice, uncooked

cups torn romaine lettuce

large tomato, chopped

1/2

cup KRAFT Real Mayo Mayonnaise

Make It

COOK bacon in large skillet on medium heat until crisp, turning occasionally. Drain bacon, reserving 2 Tbsp. of the drippings in skillet. Crumble bacon; set aside.

ADD onion to drippings in skillet; cook and stir until crisp-tender. Add water and salt; bring to boil. Stir in rice; cover. Remove from heat; let stand 5 min. Fluff with fork. Cool to room temperature.

ADD lettuce, tomato, mayo and reserved bacon; mix lightly.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Size-Wise

Enjoy this serving of salad at a summer get-together with a serving of your favorite grilled meat.

Make Ahead

Prepare as directed; cover. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Variations

To Double: Prepare as directed, doubling all ingredients. To Halve: Prepare as directed, cutting all ingredients in half.

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filyapia

posted:8/11/2008

The idea of it is good since it's really simple to make, however, I used miracle whip instead of Mayo (Nasty stuff) and it didn't taste great, just alright. Will try something else next time.

a cook

posted:4/18/2007

I made this and it was very good. It's a nice change for a side dish. I like it's virsatility for adding just about anything to it. Next time I may try adding shrimp and sliced black olives.

nikntommysmom

posted:9/13/2005

Good flavor the second day, but UGLY. The bacon drippings made the rice dirty looking. Next time I'll just add leftover rice to the mix instead of cooking it in it.

pettymam

posted:1/25/2005

This is an awesome salad, and I make it a lot during the spring and summer. I use a little less lettuce and sometime more bacon. I also add salt, pepper, and garlic powder. My family loves it!

suzannes.corner

posted:8/22/2004

I make this a day ahead and leave out the lettuce until ready to serve

a cook

posted:2/17/2004

Use light mayo...it's full of carbs and fat and calories otherwise. Pretty bland. And hard to eat. Falls off the fork or spoon and makes a mess.

a cook

posted:7/16/2003

Very easy to get ready and sooo tasty

m.c.rojas

posted:4/12/2003

Oh my God! It is not heavy and fresh! I made it with turkey bacon and was wonderful!

a cook

posted:7/10/2002

This tastes great and it's very light. Easy, too.

a cook

posted:6/19/2002

I can't tell you how many times I've made this recipe, I've lost count. A family favorite and perfect to take along to cookouts and potluck. It may look a bit unusual at first, but it really works tastewise.