Butter Lettuce Salad with Tomato Vinaigrette

Name: Butter Lettuce Salad with Tomato Vinaigrette
Cook time: 50 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 plum tomatoes, halved; 2 medium shallots, quartered lengthwise; 1/3 cup canola oil, plus more for brushing; 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons sherry vinegar; 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard; 2/3 cup crumbled blue cheese (2 1/2 ounces); 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil; Kosher salt; Freshly ground pepper; 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds; 1 1/2 teaspoons pure chile powder, preferably guajillo; 1/4 pound slab bacon, cut into 1/4-inch dice; 2 medium heads butter lettuce, quartered through the cores; Thinly sliced onion and diced tomato, for serving

Butter Lettuce Salad with Tomato Vinaigrette was pinched from <a href="http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/butter-lettuce-salad-with-tomato-vinaigrette" target="_blank">www.foodandwine.com.</a>

"This delicious roasted-tomato vinaigrette is enhanced with blue cheese, which makes the dressing extra-thick and rich. It's a great contrast to the crisp lettuce, salty bacon and spicy pepitas that top the salad...."

INGREDIENTS

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2 plum tomatoes, halved

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2 medium shallots, quartered lengthwise

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1/3 cup canola oil, plus more for brushing

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1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons sherry vinegar

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2 teaspoons Dijon mustard

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2/3 cup crumbled blue cheese (2 1/2 ounces)

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1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

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Kosher salt

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Freshly ground pepper

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1/2 cup pumpkin seeds

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1 1/2 teaspoons pure chile powder, preferably guajillo

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1/4 pound slab bacon, cut into 1/4-inch dice

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2 medium heads butter lettuce, quartered through the cores

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Thinly sliced onion and diced tomato, for serving

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