Tomato and bacon salad in bibb lettuce cups

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
4 Vine-ripened tomatoes; seeded and chopped
; fine (about 2 cups)
6 slices Bacon; cooked until crisp
; and crumbled
¼ cup Finely chopped sweet onion; or to taste
2 tablespoons Olive oil; (preferably
; extra-virgin)
2 teaspoons Balsamic vinegar; or to taste
24 Outer Bibb lettuce leaves; (about 4 heads),
; washed and patted
; dry
¼ cup Finely shredded fresh basil leaves plus; about
; basil sprigs for garnish

Directions

In a bowl toss together tomatoes, bacon , onion, oil, vinegar, and salt and pepper to taste. Spoon mixture into lettuce leaves and sprinkle with shredded basil.

Serve lettuce cups on a platter garnished with basil sprigs.

Makes 24 hors d'oeuvres.

Gourmet July 1994

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