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Heirloom Tomato, Avocado, and Walnut Salad
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Ingredients

  • 6 slices center-cut bacon
  • 1 cup white whole wheat flour
  • 1½ cups crushed cornflakes cereal, divided
  • 2½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • 1⅓ cups reduced-fat sour cream
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 cups corn kernels
  • 3 Tbsp minced jalapeño pepper

Instructions

  1. Cook bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat 6 minutes or until crisp. Drain, reserving 2 Tbsp drippings in skillet. Crumble bacon.
  2. Combine flour, ½ cup cereal, baking powder, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Whisk together sour cream, eggs, corn, and jalapeño in a second bowl.
  3. Add bacon and sour cream mixture to flour mixture, stirring until just blended. Shape into 12 patties.
  4. Place 1 cup cereal in a shallow dish; dredge patties in cereal until coated.
  5. Cook patties, in 2 batches, in hot drippings in pan over medium-high heat 4 minutes per side or until golden brown. Serve over Heirloom Tomato, Avocado, and Walnut Salad recipe.

Side Dish Ingredients

  • ⅓ cup walnuts
  • 1 (10-oz) pkg spring mix
  • 3 heirloom tomatoes, sliced
  • 2 avocados, pitted and sliced
  • ⅓ cup refrigerated avocado Ranch dressing

Side Dish Instructions

  1. Toast nuts in a dry skillet over medium heat 3 to 4 minutes or until fragrant.
  2. Arrange spring mix, tomatoes, and avocado on a platter; sprinkle with nuts, and drizzle with dressing.

Nutritional Information

Main Side Total
Servings 6 6
Calories
300
196
496
Fat (g) 14 17 31
Sat. Fat (g) 7 1 8
Protein (g) 10 4 14
Carb (g) 34 11 45
Fiber (g) 1 6 7
Sodium (mg) 673 132 805

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