Last night, to celebrate the end of the school year for our Kindergarten-age boys, we had a dinner party with our neighbors.  When our families combine, there are ten of us - six kids between the ages of 4 and 6 years old.  It's a busy place.  I knew this would be the case and I wanted to have a dinner that would be easy to make and wouldn't require much effort while everyone is here.  We made burgers and had some sides for the kids, but I also wanted to have something special and tasty for the adults.  I found a recipe I had cut out of a magazine long ago that looked pretty good, and thought it might be okay if I substituted non-dairy ingredients.  Besides - how could we go wrong with a salad that included tomatoes, avocado, and the always-popular bacon?

We lucked out - and it was delicious.  Although the kids didn't eat any of it last night, I know that they'd really like it, and I'll definitely make it again.  The dressing is simple to make and uses stuff I always have on hand, and it would be excellent as a dipping sauce for veggies as well. 

Print it: BLT-A Salad with Non-Dairy Ranch Dressing

Note:
The original recipe used plain yogurt instead of the non-dairy sour cream, and cows milk instead of the soy.  I haven't tried it that way, but I'd bet that it's good too.