Crisp Winter Lettuces with Warm Sweet-and-Sharp Dressing
A vibrant winter salad featuring a mix of fresh lettuces and greens dressed with a warm, sweet-tangy bacon dressing. The combination of crispy bacon and a cider vinegar-based dressing creates a perfect balance of flavors.
Ingredients
- •12 cups mixed salad greens such as romaine, watercress, and Bibb and/or Boston
- •1 bunch arugula
- •6 whole scallions
- •2 tablespoons chives
- •9 slices bacon
- •1½ cups cider vinegar
- •¼ cup granulated sugar
- •¼ cup packed light brown sugar
- •1½ teaspoons kosher salt
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Tear greens into large pieces and put in a large salad bowl with arugula, scallions, and chives.
5 min
- 2.
Cook bacon in a 12-inch nonreactive skillet over medium heat until crisp. Transfer bacon to paper towels to drain, then stir vinegar, sugars, salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper into fat in skillet. Boil, stirring occasionally, until reduced to about 3/4 cup, 10 to 12 minutes. (Dressing should be syrupy and bubbling.)
15 min
- 3.
Crumble bacon over salad, then toss with enough warm dressing to lightly coat. Season with salt and pepper.
5 min
