Savory-Sweet Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing
This Savory-Sweet Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing hits all the right notes: savory, sweet, crunchy, and perfectly delicious for just about any meal!
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories: 174kcal
Equipment
- Large Skillet
Ingredients
Hot Bacon Dressing
- 8 Strips Bacon Sliced into ½-inch pieces
- ¼ Cup Warm Bacon Drippings Reserved from cooking the bacon
- 2 ½ Tablespoons Cider Vinegar
- 1 ½ Tablespoon Honey
- 1 ½ Teaspoon Dijon Mustard
- ½ Teaspoon Kosher Salt Plus More To Taste
- Black Pepper To Taste
Salad and Toppings
- Mixed Greens Salad Spinach, Kale, Arugula, Chard, etc.
- 1 Semi-Sweet Red Apple Thinly Sliced or Diced - Honeycrisp, Gala, or Fuji Apples work great
- Cooked Bacon Pieces From Above
- ¼ Cup Golden Raisins
- ¼ Cup Crumbled Goat Cheese
- Fresh Black Pepper To Taste
Instructions
Hot Bacon Salad Dressing
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat, and add the sliced bacon. Cook for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until crisp. Remove the bacon pieces, reserving ¼ cup of the bacon drippings. Place the bacon pieces on a paper towel-lined plate to drain and cool. Reserve the cooked bacon pieces for a salad topping.
- While the bacon is cooking, combine the cider vinegar, honey, Dijon mustard, salt, and black pepper in a small bowl. Whisk until completely incorporated.
- Add the reserved bacon drippings to the other dressing ingredients, and whisk to combine. (Pro Tip: Keep the dressing warm until right before you are about to serve it. The bacon drippings will set up if it gets too cool.)
Salad Assembly
- Toss the mixed greens with the prepared salad dressing, and plate into individual portions.
- Top the salads with some of the cooked bacon, apple slices, crumbled goat cheese, golden raisins, and a couple cracks of fresh black pepper.
Nutrition
Calories: 174kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 285mg | Potassium: 136mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 418IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg
