California Club Blue Cheese Chopped Salad
I went to California Pizza Kitchen last Saturday and fell in love with their BBQ Chicken Chopped Salad all over again. I used to love that salad, then magically forgot that restaurant even existed. #pregnancybrain I’m really smart like that.
Anyways, I went back with a friend to this beloved chain restaurant and basically died over the deliciousness.
Chopped salads are my LIFE. I now crave them 94% of the time.
Instead of trying to recreate this salad, I made a whole new kind with ingredients I had on hand. Totally fell in love all over again. Even my husband who isn’t that big of a blue cheese fan was loving this!
The only thing I regretted was not making a bigger bowl. Oh well. There’s always tomorrow, right?
Anyways, this is pretty straight forward dish to make, but here are a few step-by-steps anyways…just because I love ya!
Chop up some lettuce, tomatoes, avocado and cooked bacon. Then toss together with a few black beans and blue cheese. Then toss with a simple creamy dressing {garlic, lemon juice, mayonnaise, salt, pepper} and serve.
Super simple to do and really flavorful. Love the bites of creamy avocado with the crispy bacon and juicy tomatoes. Seriously, this salad is amazeballs.
If you’re wanting to make this in advance, chop everything first, then toss with the dressing right before serving. That way things don’t get soggy.
Soggy salad= no bueno.
Anyways, here’s the printable! Have a great day!
California Club Blue Cheese Chop Salad
Yield: 2 servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
1 large romaine heart, washed and chopped
1 large tomato, chopped
4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
1/4 cup blue cheese crumbles
1 ripe avocado, diced
1/4 cup rinsed and drained black beans
for the dressing-
1 clove garlic, minced
juice of 1/2 large lemon, about 1 1/2 tablespoons
1/3 cup mayonnaise
salt & pepper, to taste
Directions:
Toss all ingredients for salad together and set aside.
For dressing, whisk all ingredients together and toss with salad. Serve immediately.
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This salad ruuuuuuuules my lawf.
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Love blue cheese, especially in my salad. This salad sounds so perfect, definitely something that would hit the spot.
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This sounds amazing and I’m not a big fan of blue cheese. I will be making this soon! Plus it has bacon! Who doesn’t love bacon?!
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Oh my. Thank you for deciding my dinner for me! I cannot wait!
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This salad would be the perfect lunch today
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I’m bookmarking this because my husband will absolutely love it!
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This is the most awesome salad! This and a buffalo chicken salad (covered in blue cheese) are my favorite!
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Looks heavenly!
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Chopped salads are the best. Every bite has all of the flavors mixed in. I am a fan of blue cheese so I think I would love this salad!
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It’s 11pm and I am totally going to be craving this all night now!!
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I made this for dinner tonight and used turkey bacon. This is like all my favorite things in a salad. The black beans are such an awesome touch. Gives it that nice bit of protein. Thanks so much for this!!!!
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Soggy salad is definitely no bueno!! I’m so down with this!!
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YUM! Ive been trying to eat more salads, but can only do it when theyre loaded with delicious goodness..hate the plain ol’ ones..this sounds delish!
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This salad looks incredible! I love chopped salads too!
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I made this today for lunch! So delicious. I used pancetta instead of bacon…cause it was already cubed and ready to pan fry. This is a keeper for sure. thank you so much.
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Yum! I’m usually not much for salads, but when you throw in blue cheese I can be convinced
Castello Blue Cheese crumbles have a really rich blue flavor, so they are great for salads because they really add a punch. I’d be tempted to add some extra bacon too…okay, maybe I should try to keep the salad at least a *little* healthy 
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