Bibb & Blue Salad with Pickled Red Onions (Macaroni Grill Copycat)

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Bibb & Blue Salad with Pickled Red Onions (Macaroni Grill Copycat)

This Bibb Lettuce Salad combines freshness and flavor in every bite, with crisp lettuce, walnuts, blue cheese, bacon and pickled onions.

Prep Time15

Cook Time5

Total Time20

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Author: Kristin Maxwell

Ingredients

Salad

1 head Bibb lettuce washed and torn into bite sized pieces
2 cups romaine lettuce washed and torn into bite sized pieces
¼ cup pickled red onions recipe below
½ cup Walnuts
½ cup Crumbled Blue Cheese
¼ cup Crispy thin onion straws (French fried onions
2 slices Bacon cooked crisp and crumbled (or bacon bits)
Ranch dressing

Pickled Red Onions

1 red onion sliced into thin strips
½ cup red wine vinegar
3 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt

Instructions

To make the pickled red onions:

Place ingredients in a small saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and steep onions in the hot liquid for about 20 minutes.
Cool completely before serving, and store in a tightly sealed container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.

To make the salad:

Combine lettuces in a large bowl and toss with desired amount of ranch dressing.
Divide onto salad plates and divide toppings (walnuts, bacon, blue cheese and pickled red onions) evenly among the plates using desired amounts of each.

Notes

For the pickled red onions you can use this recipe (it’s super easy and delicious), but if you’re short on time here’s a little tip – use actual pickle juice, straight from a big jar of pickles! Place the onions covered with pickle juice in a sealed jar and leave it on the counter for an hour – works like a charm!

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