BLT Salad with Buttermilk-Parmesan Dressing and Buttery Croutons

Absolutely love this recipe!! It is a staple around our house during the summertime and it is always a crowd pleaser.

This recipe might have rated more stars if the truth were told about the time involved. It took me awfully close to 2 HOURS from start to serve - and I only cleaned enough spinach for my own single serving (I live alone). Depend on your own experience, giving yourself plenty of time, and ignore the "estimates" given by professional chefs or test kitchens. I have been cooking for somewhere around 50 years - and this is the first time a salad took me nearly 2 hours to make, even with the croutons and dressing.