Romaine, Blue Cheese, Avocado, and Almond Salad

We keep lettuce around the house a lot because it makes great food for our bunnies. However, it's also awesome to have around for the occasional salad. This salad was pretty awesome; though, next time I might have to make the dressing with fresh basil. It would probably be even better!

Ingredients:

½ head of romaine
2-4 ounces of blue cheese, crumbled
1 avocado
1/4 cup of slivered almonds
1 Tablespoon dried basil (or more, to taste)
6 T olive oil
3 T lemon juice
1 T champagne vinegar or apple cider vinegar
zest of a lemon
1/2 tsp salt
freshly ground black pepper

Directions:

1. Tear romaine into small pieces.
2. Place in a large bowl. Sprinkle blue cheese over the salad. 
3. Sprinkle almonds over salad.
4. Cut the avocado into small pieces and add to the salad. 
5. Wash the lemon, zest it and then juice it. 
6. Combine the dried basil, olive oil, lemon juice, lemon zest, vinegar, salt and pepper in a food processor and blend until smooth.
7. Add the dressing from the food processor to the salad and toss.

Recipe modified from "Romaine, Blue Cheese, Avocado and Almond Salad 
with Lemon Basil Vinaigrette" from Salt on the Table (http://www.saltonthetable.com/2012/02/romaine-blue-cheese-avocado-and-almond.html). This recipe uses fresh basil, so if you are thinking of doing that, you should check here for amounts.