Salads

Hot Bacon Dressing

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This peppery, sweet and tangy sauce is fast to make, and is wonderful on spinach salads. Wouldn’t this be great in a warm potato and mushroom salad, as well as a sauce for a grilled chicken breast or pork chop? What about spooned over poached eggs, or slathered on sweet potato fries? Yes, yes, yes, and yes!

6
1/2 pound bacon, sliced and cooked in 1/4 cup vegetable oil(reserve bacon pieces And bacon fat drippings)
1/3 cup PLUS 2 Tbsp. of the bacon fat drippings (divided as listed here)
1/2 cup minced onions
2 tsp. diced, jarred garlic
1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup rice vinegar
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup sugar, or to taste
2 Tbsp Dijon mustard
1 tsp cornstarch dissolved in 2 tsp cold water
salt and pepper to taste
cayenne to taste


For 6 Spinach Salads:
1 pound baby spinach, washed and dried
12 white button mushrooms, thinly sliced
1 cup sliced cherry tomatoes
Fry the bacon in the vegetable oil in a small saute pan over medium heat until crisp. Drain cooked bacon in a metal strainer, reserving 2 tablespoons of the rendered fat. Crumble the bacon and set aside. Transfer 2 Tbsp. of the reserved drippings to the same small saute pan set over medium heat, and saute the onions and garlic, along with a pinch of salt til tender. Whisk in the apple cider vinegar, rice vinegar, water & sugar. Add Dijon mustard, and raise heat to medium-high and bring to a simmer. Season with a small pinch each of kosher salt and black pepper. Dissolve the cornstarch in the 2 tsp. cold water in a small bowl, then drizzle into pan, whisking in well. simmer for 1 minute, or until it begins to thicken. Turn heat down to low and whisk in 1/3 cup of reserved bacon drippings. Toss back in cooked bacon. Adjust to your own individual taste with additional salt, pepper, and cayenne. Serve dressing warm over your cold salad greens.
Nutritions

Calories
878

Sodium
3874mg
161% DV

Fat
57g
89% DV

Protein
50g
101% DV

Carbs
24g
8% DV

Fiber
3g
13% DV