Bacon Salad with Crispy Onions - ★Cooking Recipes★

Courtesy of Bonnie Mo.
Directions for: Bacon Salad with Crispy Onions

Ingredients

Dressing

8 thick slices bacon

3 Tbsp (45 mL) cider vinegar

1 Tbsp (15 mL) Dijon mustard

1 Tbsp (15 mL) honey

tsp (1 mL) salt

lots of freshly ground pepper

Salad

head iceberg lettuce, thinly sliced or chopped

1 - 2 carrots, shredded

a few radishes, shredded

2 green onions, thinly sliced

1 handful fresh parsley, chopped

1 pint (500 mL) cherry tomatoes, halved

1 cup (250 mL) canned crispy fried onions

Directions

Dressing

1. Begin the dressing by slowly and patiently browning and crisping the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat. Take your time, and youll be rewarded with magnificent bacon crisps and lots of rendered fat.

2. Drain the bacon on paper towels, reserving the fat.

3. In a festive salad bowl, whisk together up to 1/3 cup (75 mL) of the bacon fat (save the rest to flavour something else), vinegar, mustard, honey, salt and pepper.

4. Add the lettuce, carrots, radishes, green onions, parsley, and tomatoes. You may make the salad to this point an hour or two ahead.

5. Cover and chill.

Salad

1. Just before serving, toss everything together, evenly mixing the flavours, textures and colours.

2. Top with crispy onions and artfully arranged bacon slices. Serve and share!

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