Spinach salad with warm bacon dressing

[jcam222]

Threw together this simple salad tonight but the real star is the dressing. Salad is baby spinach, red onion, hard boiled eggs , sautéed mushrooms, crumbled bacon and pan fried chicken tenders. I prefer the mushrooms cooked some for salad. I like the flavor and texture better. The dressing is a warm bacon dressing. Bacon Dressing
▢ 1/2 cup Bacon grease
▢ 2 tablespoons Shallot (finely chopped, optional)
▢ 2 teaspoons Garlic powder
▢ 2 tablespoons Red wine vinegar
▢ 1 tablespoon Swerve Brown (brown sugar substitute, can use regular brown sugar if not cutting carbs / sugar)
▢ 1 tablespoon Stone ground mustard. Heat in a pan and whisk vigorously to emulsify.

 

[chilerelleno]

For some reason I came in here expecting to see a few pounds of crispy bacon with a single spinach leaf atop it.

But what the hell, that salad will work too... Mmmmm Bacon!

 

[TNJAKE]

Yep salad looks good. I'm with Chile. Was expecting a salad wrapped in bacon lol

 

[jcam222]

@chilerelleno @TNJAKE if this had been for me there would have been way more bacon. Made this one for my wife since she’s not a fan of the belly I smoked over the weekend. Too fat for her. I didn’t bother telling her the dressing was virtually all pure bacon grease LOL. She loved it.

 

[chilerelleno]

@chilerelleno @TNJAKE if this had been for me there would have been way more bacon. Made this one for my wife since she’s not a fan of the belly I smoked over the weekend. Too fat for her. I didn’t bother telling her the dressing was virtually all pure bacon grease LOL. She loved it.

What Mama don't know don't hurt her... Or you.

 

[mike243]

Nice upgrade on a Kilt lettuce side

 

[Sowsage]

Great looking salad Jeff. I'll have to try the dressing sometime. Sounds delicious!

 

[Steve H]

Looks great Jeff. That's on the menu soon.

 

[tx smoker]

Fantastic looking salad Jeff. I actually read the title correctly and only expected bacon dressing Looks great though and like some of the other folks, I'm gonna have to try that gravy...but you know me and gravy. It's a must-do for me!!

Robert

 

[xray]

Jeff that salad looks amazing and a whole meal within itself with the panned fried chicken. Your bacon dressing sounds phenomenal too! Wos wit makes a warm bacon dressing but there’s flour and eggs in it, I much rather prefer the vinaigrette-style of yours.

 

[HalfSmoked]

Nice looking salad guy. i was looking for what we call a wilted salad where you pour a hot dressing over the greens.

Warren

 

[SmokinVOLfan]

Great looking salad and even better dressing Jeff!

 

[zwiller]

LIKE @HalfSmoked Same here. This is standard weekly fare at my parents and called "wilted salad" to them. Good stuff. Many ways to do it but it must have the holy trinity of Germany in here: bacon grease, onion, and vinegar LOL.

 

[HalfSmoked]

Thanks for the like jcam it is appreciated.

Warren

 

[HalfSmoked]

Thanks for the like zwiller it is appreciated.

Yup same here spring onions bacon diced and the grease plus the vinegar.

Warren