Salad with Bacon and Garlic Dressing
Recipe: #44819
July 04, 2025
Categories: Salads, Bacon, Garlic, Lettuce, New England, Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, High Fiber, more
"A simple salad that is lightly enveloped with a bacon garlic dressing. Perfect for a large crowd or can cut down for a smaller set of people."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (157.3 g)
- Calories 152.2
- Total Fat - 9.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.8 g
- Cholesterol - 20.8 mg
- Sodium - 386.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 9.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.8 g
- Sugars - 6.6 g
- Protein - 8.4 g
- Calcium - 29.8 mg
- Iron - 0.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 3.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Chop the chicory or endive or other lettuce of choice and place in a large salad bowl.
Step 2
Cook bacon in skillet until crisp. Drain on paper towels, then crumble and set aside. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons drippings. Mash garlic cloves with 1/4 teaspoon salt to a fine paste.
Step 3
Add olive oil and garlic paste to drippings in a skillet; cook 2 minutes over low heat. Add wine vinegar and bring to boil. Pour dressing over greens and toss with bacon and pepper and craisins, if using. Serve immediately. Makes 12 servings.
Tips
No special items needed.