Tomato and bacon salad in bibb lettuce cups
1 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Vine-ripened tomatoes; seeded and chopped | |
| ; fine (about 2 cups) | ||
| 6 | slices | Bacon; cooked until crisp |
| ; and crumbled | ||
| ¼ | cup | Finely chopped sweet onion; or to taste |
| 2 | tablespoons | Olive oil; (preferably |
| ; extra-virgin) | ||
| 2 | teaspoons | Balsamic vinegar; or to taste |
| 24 | Outer Bibb lettuce leaves; (about 4 heads), | |
| ; washed and patted | ||
| ; dry | ||
| ¼ | cup | Finely shredded fresh basil leaves plus; about |
| ; basil sprigs for garnish | ||
Directions
In a bowl toss together tomatoes, bacon , onion, oil, vinegar, and salt and pepper to taste. Spoon mixture into lettuce leaves and sprinkle with shredded basil.
Serve lettuce cups on a platter garnished with basil sprigs.
Makes 24 hors d'oeuvres.
Gourmet July 1994
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