Bacon-Mustard Vinaigrette

During our recent travels, my husband and I had the most delicious Irish root salad tossed with a tangy-sweet vinaigrette and we loved it! I decided to re-create the salad today and made this easy bacon-mustard vinaigrette recipe. I used bacon grease, stone ground mustard, apple cider vinegar, lots of garlic, a bit of honey and simply seasoned it with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper. The flavor was tangy, sweet, salty, and delicious and tasted wonderful on our version of Irish root salad.

Bacon-Mustard Vinaigrette

Ingredients:

• 4 slices of thick bacon, diced
• 3 tbsp bacon, grease reserved from cooking
• 2-3 small cloves of garlic to taste, minced
• ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
• 2 ½ tbsp stone-ground mustard
• 1 tbsp honey, to taste (more if desired)
• Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste

How to Make a Bacon-Mustard Vinaigrette

Cook the diced bacon in a skillet over medium heat until cooked through and crisp; remove from the pan with a slotted spoon and place on a paper towel to drain the grease. Set aside and use for a salad topping, if desired.

Add the garlic to three tablespoons of reserved warm bacon grease and cook, stirring constantly, for 30 seconds. Remove from the heat. Add the apple cider vinegar, stone ground mustard, honey then season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Whisk until well combined. Set aside to allow flavors to mingle. Best when served warm or at room temperature.

Drizzle to taste over your salad; toss to coat evenly. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Bacon-Mustard Vinaigrette

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Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 7 minutes minutes

Total Time: 12 minutes minutes

Course: Condiment

Cuisine: American

Author: Pam - For the Love of Cooking

Equipment

• Large skillet

Ingredients

• 4 slices of thick bacon diced
• 3 tbsp bacon grease reserved from cooking
• 2-3 small cloves of garlic to taste, minced
• ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
• 2 ½ tbsp stone-ground mustard
• 1 tbsp honey to taste (more if desired)
• Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste

Instructions

• Cook the diced bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until cooked through and crisp; remove from the pan with a slotted spoon and place on a paper towel to drain the grease.
• Set aside and use for a salad topping, if desired.
• Add the garlic to three tablespoons of reserved warm bacon grease and cook, stirring constantly, for 30 seconds.
• Remove from the heat. Add the apple cider vinegar, stone ground mustard, honey then season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste.
• Whisk until well combined. Set aside to allow flavors to mingle.
• Best when served warm or at room temperature.
• Drizzle to taste over your salad; toss to coat evenly.
• Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

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