| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 35 min |
| Active: | 30 min |
| Yield: | 4 to 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons plain yogurt
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh chives
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 3 ounces pancetta, cut into small dice
- 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
- 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 to 3 heads Little Gem lettuce (about 16 leaves)
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan
Instructions
- For the chive mayo: Mix together the mayonnaise, yogurt, chives, lemon juice, mustard, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a small bowl; set aside. (The mayo can be made a day ahead and refrigerated.)
- For the BLT salad bites: Saute the pancetta in a skillet over medium-high heat until crispy, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
- Combine the tomatoes, olive oil, chives, vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a medium bowl. Let sit for 5 minutes.
- Arrange the larger lettuce leaves on a serving platter. Spoon about 1 1/2 teaspoons of chive mayo onto the center of each leaf. Top with about 1 tablespoon of the tomato mixture and some crispy pancetta. Sprinkle with the Parmesan.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 6 servings |
| Calories | 195 |
| Total Fat | 19 g |
| Saturated Fat | 5 g |
| Carbohydrates | 2 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Sugar | 1 g |
| Protein | 5 g |
| Cholesterol | 18 mg |
| Sodium | 244 mg |
Reviews
This is now a go to salad for us. It is so easy, packed with flavor and low cal if you watch the ingredients. I crave this salad! I make it as is – and I normally like to add my own flare!
Made these for Christmas apps. HUGE hit. Remember to use a regular brand mayo, like Kraft, and a regular plain yogurt. Don’t use Greek yogurt. And avoid organic mayo or yogurt bcz they seem to be too runny.
I cooked up a TON of the pancetta, sent it thru my food chopper to make it minced, and added a little of the dressing. My lettuce cups contained a lot of the meat, half a cherry tomato, then topped off with the dressing and some parm cheese. The recipe calls for shredded parm, but the picture shows shredded. Either works well.
Like I said, HUGE hit. And they were just as tasty at 3pm as they were at 6pm.
Easy to prepare and perfect appetizers for Christmas!