Auvergne Style Salad with Bacon Bits

Name: Auvergne Style Salad with Bacon Bits
Cuisine: European, American, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 romaine lettuce rinsed; patted dry and torn in pieces; 4 oz (125 g) bacon diced and cooked; Croutons (optional); Blue Cheese Dressing; 4 oz (125 g) Canadian Ermite Blue cheese; 1 tbsp (15 mL) Dijon mustard; 1 tbsp (15 mL) chopped fresh chives; 1/4 cup (60 mL) white wine vinegar; 1/2 cup (125 mL) olive oil; Juice of 1 lemon; Salt and pepper to taste