Strawberry Bacon Salad with Greek Yogurt Poppyseed Dressing
Let’s start our Friday off with a bang, shall we?
Way back in June I went to the DMV to switch my Idaho license for an Oregon one….since I live in Oregon. So, off I went and to my surprise, shock and horror I had to take a written test. The lady at the counter said “don’t worry it’s easy”. Do you see where this is going? YEAH. I failed that sucker. By one lousy question.
The lady at the counter then said “you should of skipped all the questions you didn’t know! You should have used the skip button!”
Ummmm, WHAT?! You clearly did NOT tell me there was a skip button. Sweet merciful. #ijusthadaheartattackrightthere #figurativelyspeaking
So then I left and drowned my sorrows in nutella and/or ice cream and/or oreos and blocked out the traumatizing events of the day and made my three year old reassure me that she in fact does love me still. As every normal person would do. {Yes, I am normal. Why do you keep asking that?}
Anyways, I forgot about the DMV until I went to get a library card for my daughter. Apparently to sign up for a library card, you need to give proof of residency, a valid oregon license, your credit card number and your left kidney. What the _____? Librarians are crazy, yo! Oh wait. Just the ones at my library. So, I didn’t end up getting a library card and I made a trip back to the DMV. Eff.
Guess what.
I studied {because the ‘general knowledge’ test is full of smoke and mirrors}, used the skip button and passed that piece of insert expletive here. EAT THAT DMV lady! Sucka!
Just kidding. Please still send me my license. By the way, I love your mullet. And fanny pack. {—>not even kidding.}
So I can gain a little more confidence and self respect, please go take this practice test and let me know I’m not the only one who thinks these questions are kinda shoddy.
And while you’re at it, make this salad. It is beyond incredible and can make you forget all your cares in the world. Bacon- salty. Strawberries-sweet. Almonds-crunchy. Dressing-creamy. Everything eaten together-priceless.
Super simple and super delicious! So easy that I didn’t do step by step photos! Boo-yah.
Sorry. That was so 1994.
Fry up some bacon and get crack-a-lackin’!
Enjoy, friends!! Have a fabulous food filled weekend! Love your faces!! 
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Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients:
for the salad-
1 head romaine lettuce or 6-8 cups baby spinach
2 cups sliced fresh strawberries
1/4 cup toasted almonds, chopped
8 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
for the dressing-
1/2 cup greek yogurt
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup white vinegar
4 tablespoons sugar
salt & pepper, to taste
1 teaspoon poppyseeds
Directions:
Tear lettuce into bite sized pieces, wash, dry and pour into a large bowl. Top with strawberries, almonds and cooked bacon.
To make the dressing, pour all ingredients into a small bowl and whisk. Drizzle salad generously and serve immediately.
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That looks amazing! Perfect for a get together with friends!
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Strawberries and bacon? Amazing!
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When I moved to NJ I had to re-take the written portion of the test and totally failed too.
Oh well.
This salad looks like it could help my wounded heart
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Salad with bacon? You had me at bacon!
Also, Oregon state allows you to make a left turn at a red light if traffic permits?? (I took the test, haha)
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Lauren — August 24th, 2012 @ 7:39 am
Left turn if traffic permits onto a one-way street. LAME.
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This looks fabulous! I love strawberries in my salads.
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What is it with libraries? I had to present all kinds of proof, too, but didn’t have my voter’s registration with me. So the librarian asked me the name of my county commissioner – couldn’t do that, but I knew the precinct number, so she let me have the card. Sheesh, By the way, what really attracted me to this recipe is the dressing – it sounds great! I think I’ll give this salad a try this weekend.
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FOUR tablespoons of sugar???? EEK!
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Lauren — August 24th, 2012 @ 7:39 am
It makes a lot of dressing! And all that sugar counteracts the tanginess of the yogurt. If you use all mayonnaise, reduce the sugar by 1 tablespoon.
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Deanna — January 24th, 2013 @ 10:48 am
Why comment “EEK!”….are you too perfect to add that much sugar to your dressing that makes so much!!
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Oh, Lauren! I’ve had so much trouble with the DMV too! I can’t prove I live in Kansas because all bills are in my spouse’s name. It’s so frustrating!
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GOOD MERCY! I’m making this immediately. And I’m totally not kidding. Three of my absolute favorites in one salad. Pure genius lady.
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Lauren — August 24th, 2012 @ 7:39 am
Ooh, awesome!
Hope you like it!
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The salad looks delicious but I had to comment on the DMV!
I moved to Portland two years ago and had the exact same experience…I too failed the first go round by one question (“if you are on a country road and a man on a horse raises his right hand, what does that mean?” ummm, howdy?) and I KNOW I was not told about the skip button. The second go around I used that skip button and made sure everyone around me knew about that skip button! It probably didn’t hurt that I had read the entire handbook from front to back just to be on the safe side
Glad you are finally an OR license carrying resident! We need to stick together!
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Yup, took me 3 visits to the DMV to get mine, sheesh!! And they didn’t tell me about the skip button either. Salad looks super yummy!
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I totally failed the quiz……
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Hhahaha god, I hate the DMV, but I LOATHE the library even more! My library is SO rude. I STILL don’t have a card because each time I come in with the stuff they claimed I needed last time, they need something else. I’m like DAAAYMN son, who cares?! I’m renting Pretty Little Liars. Am I really a threat? WTH, yo. BTW, this salad is amazeballs.
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I am with you on the DMV! Us Canadians will have trouble with US tests because everything is in different measurements! How many feet can you park from a fire hydrant, what speed to you drive in a residential area if there is no speed posted, etc. I was like “can I answer in meters and km?” HA!
Great recipe
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Lauren — August 25th, 2012 @ 1:12 pm
I know right? At first when I got to the states, I thought it was so dumb, but now I’m used to it all….unfortunately.
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Failed the quiz by one question! Must go find bacon to soothe my ego… “/
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I took the test…hate the left-turn-into-one-way-street question! I can’t wait to make this salad
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The serving portion should say 1 because I’d eat the entire thang! Right-o I would!
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Wow this is definitely my kind of salad!
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Thank you for sharing the DMV test. We just had a teenager take the Washington test so thankfully the questions were really similar to ours.
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You had me at bacon.
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Strawberry and bacon in a salad pretty much means it’s a perfect salad
P.s. I have NEVER had a good experience at the DMV so I feel ya… the last time I went there I left crying. The last 2 times, actually. Who knew changing my last name after a marriage was virtually IMPOSSIBLE?! Didn’t help that I had the rudest lady to ever walk the planet “helping” me….Ok, done with my rant
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I failed. Miserably. Not even close. What a joke. I’m never moving states again, just in case the state we move to requires a written test.
Salad looks fantastic!
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I failed my first written test for an Oregon driver’s license too! Shocked me as I’ve been driving for umpteen million years (it seems). Thought the questions were worded to fail as they included choices that applied to similar situations. Did what you did, I studied and passed my test yesterday, only missing one (who knew those tractor things could go as fast as 25 mph?). Funny thing was the questions for my retesting seemed much simpler…go figure. Congratulations Lauren
The salad sounds and looks fabulous!
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Yeah, I’ll buy your book just for the journaling/posts. Oh, the salad looks great too. BTW, how can I get your posts at my new email address?
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What a variety of flavors!
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This looks great Lauren. Pinning…
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I got only 70%…oops! That is one weird test. lol…Yummy recipe!
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Sounds delish.
BTW I just failed the test–and I just passed the CA test after moving here from MD!!
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I made this salad today for a church potluck – everyone loved it! You’ve got the salty, sweet, and tangy flavors going on, and the different textures. This is definitely a keeper! To save time, I used a large bag of spring greens mixture, and it was so pretty,
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I did the quiz, totally failed! A lot of it was me not understanding what the @#$% they were talking about, and with only 10 questions, 1 wrong answer is a big deal!!
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I just had to take a test to get a Utah license and luckily, it was open book. It still sucked because I only had 20 minutes to take it before they closed. Thanks for the dressing recipe. I’m trying to avoid eating canola and soybean oils, so this is a perfect recipe for me.
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I make a similar salad but with green onion and crumbled heath bars. Sounds a little strange until you try it, but its AMAZING!!
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