Bacon Lettuce Mozzarella And Tomato Salad

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (16 ounce) bottle vinaigrette (olive oil vinaigrette)
• 1/3 cup lime juice
• 8 ounces mozzarella cheese, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
• 1 (16 ounce) french bread or 1 (16 ounce) italian bread, unsliced
• 1 large head bibb lettuce
• 6 plum tomatoes, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
• 12 slices bacon, cut into thirds and cooked (thick)

Recipe

• 1 stir together vinaigrette and lime juice. place cheese slices in a 13- x 9-inch baking dish; drizzle with 1 cup vinaigrette mixture, and set remaining vinaigrette mixture aside. let cheese stand 20 minutes.
• 2 slice top one-fourth off bread loaf. scoop out bread, leaving a 1-inch-thick shell. (reserve top and center for other uses.) place shell on a baking sheet, and brush inside evenly with 1/2 cup vinaigrette mixture.
• 3 bake at 400° for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden; cool. line bread bowl with lettuce. fill with tomato and cheese; top with bacon. serve with remaining vinaigrette mixture.