Salad with Bacon and Garlic Dressing
Created by ForeverMama on July 4, 2025
- Servings: 12
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 15m
- Recipe #44819
Ingredients
- 2 large heads chicory or endive (about 12 cups) or other lettuce of choice
- 1/2 pound bacon, sliced, thick or regular
- 3 large garlic cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 - 3/4 cup craisins (optional)
How to Make
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Step 1: Chop the chicory or endive or other lettuce of choice and place in a large salad bowl.
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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.
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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.
Nutritional Facts
- 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