If you haven’t yet had Applegate organic and natural meats, you’re in for a treat. The quality is superb, and Applegate franks are our app-solute favorites.

Another product on our “special indulgences” list is Applegate’s Natural Sunday Bacon: packed with old fashioned country bacon flavor but without added nitrites or chemical preservatives.

Made from select cuts of antibiotic-free pork and seasoned with natural ingredients like sea salt, Applegate bacon is smoked for hours over hardwood.

And now, there’s an even healthier version of Applegate’s Natural Sunday Bacon: Reduced Sunday Bacon, which delivers the same great taste with 25% less sodium.

New, delicious and 25% lower in sodium. Photo courtesy Applegate.com.

Then, whip up some BLTs or make this tasty salad:

RECIPE: BLT SALAD WITH AVOCADO & BUTTERMILK DRESSING

This pretty composed salad is like an avocado BLT without the toast. Homemade buttermilk dressing is a creamy treat.

The recipe serves 4 to 6.

An avocado “BLT” salad. Photo courtesy
Applegate.com.

Ingredients

Dressing Ingredients

 
Salad Ingredients

1. COOK the bacon until crisp, according to package instructions. Remove from heat, drain briefly on paper towels, then chop into 1- to 2-inch pieces.

2. PREPARE dressing. Place the buttermilk, olive oil, chives, vinegar and mustard in a large jar; seal tightly and shake well to combine. Season to taste with salt and pepper and shake again to combine.

3. ASSEMBLE salad: Arrange the lettuce, avocado, tomatoes and bacon on a large serving platter or individual plates. Shake the dressing well and spoon some over the salad, saving some for people to add more if they like. Garnish the salad with the remaining chopped chives.
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