Frisco-Style Salad with Avocado Dressing - Recipe of the weekend

Now is the time of year for great avocados, so take advantage of this good for you oil and make yourself a great salad.

Frisco-Style Salad with Avocado Dressing

Serves 8

Avocado Dressing:

2 large ripe avocados

1 cup sour cream

1 cup light cream

1 tablespoon grated onion

1 dash cayenne

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon lemon balm

2 garlic cloves, crushed

2 tablespoons lemon juice

Salad:

4 heads Bibb or Romaine lettuce (torn into bite-size pieces)

16 strips crisply cooked thick bacon

1.     To prepare the dressing, place all ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.

2.    Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate a few hours.

3.     To prepare the salad, place ice cold lettuce into cold bowls, add 2 tablespoons of dressing and crisscross two pieces of bacon on top.