Wilted Lettuce salad with Hot Bacon Dressing
A hot vinaigrette, perfect for a wilted lettuce salad
Ingredients
- 16 oz Bacon Thick Sliced, smokey
- 1 ea Red Onion Minced
- 2 tbsp Brown Sugar
- 1/2 cup White Vinegar
- 1 head Lettuce ~ 16 oz, your choice of greens, washed, drained, chopped
Instructions
- Add greens to a large heat proof bowl
- In a large cast iron skillet, over medium heat, fry off the bacon and reserve
- Measure out 1/4 cup of fat, return to skillet and bring to a shimmer
- Add onion, and saute until softened.
- Add vinegar, sugar, salt, pepper to taste, bring to a high simmer
- Pour dressing over greens and toss to wilt
- Serve and garnish with bacon.
Notes
The choice of greens is as per the individuals (cooks) taste, spinach, iceberg, leafy, kale, cabbage all work. Make sure they are washed and dried. (Hot grease and water make for nasty burns)
This was often dinner whilst I was growing up, usually sided with cornbread and butter.
If using spinach, one might include a sprinkle of shredded goat cheese as an additional garnish.
The dressing can be used on any number of cooked or par cooked vegetables
Nutrition
Calories: 2081kcalCarbohydrates: 46gProtein: 62gFat: 181gSaturated Fat: 60gCholesterol: 299mgSodium: 3066mgPotassium: 1658mgFiber: 6gSugar: 34gVitamin A: 2874IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 140mgIron: 4mg
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