Romaine Salad With Bacon Fat Dressing Food

BACON SWISS ROMAINE SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the romaine, cheese, bacon and cashews. In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the dressing ingredients; shake well. Pour over salad and toss to coat. Serve immediately.

ROMAINE SALAD WITH BREADCRUMBS AND SIMPLE DRESSING

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the breadcrumbs, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a bunch of grinds of pepper (about 20 grinds) and cook, stirring constantly, until the crumbs are golden brown, about 5 minutes. It's important to stir the whole time to make sure that they do not burn--which will happen if they sit too long in the skillet untouched. Once golden, immediately transfer them to a plate to cool and stop the cooking process. Set aside.
• Whisk the yogurt, mustard, Worcestershire, lemon zest and juice, garlic, 3 tablespoons water, 1/2 teaspoon salt and about 20 grinds of black pepper in a small bowl until smooth, creamy and combined.
• And add the romaine to a serving bowl. Sprinkle in 3/4 cup of the breadcrumbs, 3/4 cup of the Parmesan and the dressing and toss until the lettuce is nicely coated. Sprinkle the remaining breadcrumbs and Parmesan on top and serve immediately.

SOUTHERN WILTED LETTUCE SALAD WITH HOT BACON DRESSING

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Combine the shredded lettuce and chopped green onions in a large bowl. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• In a cast-iron or other frying pan, cook the bacon over medium-high heat until the desired doneness.
• Remove the bacon to paper towels to drain and reserve 2 tablespoons of the bacon drippings.
• Combine the bacon drippings, vinegar, and sugar in a saucepan and heat until it boils.
• Pour over the shredded lettuce mixture. Toss to mix. Crumble the bacon and add it on top. Serve at once.

ROMAINE SALAD WITH BLUE CHEESE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Place lettuce in a big bowl. Combine garlic, oregano, sugar and vinegar in a small bowl. Add oil to dressing in a slow stream and mix with a whisk or fork. Stir in blue cheese. Pour dressing over salad and toss. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

GRILLED ROMAINE WITH BLUE CHEESE-BACON VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Preheat the grill to high heat.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in a saute pan over high heat. Add the onions and bacon and cook until the bacon is crispy. To the same pan add the balsamic vinegar and 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and stir to combine. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Brush the romaine lettuce with the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil, place on the grill cut side down, and quickly sear.
• Serve the lettuce, cut side up, and drizzle the balsamic dressing over the lettuce. Sprinkle with blue cheese and garnish with cracked black pepper.

HEARTS OF ROMAINE WITH BLUE CHEESE AND BACON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Lay the bacon strips on a roasting rack and bake in the oven until crisp, about 20 minutes. (To make bacon curls: Wrap each slice of raw bacon around a metal skewer in a barber-pole fashion and lay the skewers on the roasting rack.) Pat dry with a paper towel. When cool enough to handle, break into pieces or in half, if using curls.
• Put the egg in a small saucepan with enough cold water to cover. Bring to a boil, cover, and remove from the heat. Set aside for 10 minutes. Drain the egg and roll it between your palm and the counter to crack the shell, then peel under cool running water. Rub the egg through a fine-mesh strainer and set aside.
• Remove the large outer leaves from the romaine hearts and rinse. Chop these leaves into bite-size pieces and spin dry. (Use an extremely sharp knife to minimize bruising the edges.) Halve the hearts through the cores to make 4 wedges. Rinse under cold running water and shake to air dry.
• Divide the wedges among 4 plates. Mound some of the chopped romaine on top and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Spoon about 1/4 cup of Blue Cheese Dressing over each salad and top with some of the sieved egg and bacon. Pass the remaining dressing at the table.
• Pulse the mayonnaise, blue cheese, buttermilk, shallot, lemon zest, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and celery seeds in a food processor to make a chunky but pourable sauce. Stir in the parsley and season with plenty of pepper. Use immediately or refrigerate in a tightly sealed container for up to 3 days.

ROMAINE SALAD WITH PARMESAN VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Whisk the Parmesan, mustard, vinegar and garlic in a small bowl. Whisk in the oil. Sprinkle the vinaigrette with salt and pepper. Toss the lettuce with the vinaigrette. Serve immediately.

GRILLED ROMAINE SALAD WITH APPLES, BACON AND ROQUEFORT DRESSING

Steps:

• To make dressing:.
• Combine the cheese, vinegar and shallots in the bowl of a food processor and blend until smooth.
• Gradually add the olive oil and salt and pepper.
• Makes about 11/2 cups.
• (Keep unused portion refrigerated).
• To make salad:.
• Fry bacon until crisp, drain on paper towels.
• Preheat grill to very high heat.
• Remove outer leaves from the lettuce and trim off the top 2 to 3 inches and bottom.
• Cut the lettuce in half lengthwise.
• Brush the lettuce with olive oil on all sides and season with salt and pepper.
• Place the lettuce cut side down on the grill until good grill marks appear, about 2 to 3 minutes.
• Flip the lettuce and grill the other side until the romaine is lightly caramelized and warmed through, but still crisp in the center, about 1 minute longer.
• Remove the stems from the letuce and arrange each half on a plate.
• Scatter with bacon, apples and cheese.
• Drizzle about 1/4 cup of the dressing over each plate.
• Serve immediately.

ROMAINE SALAD WITH BACON AND HARD-BOILED EGGS

Steps:

• Hard-Boil EGGS: Cover eggs with cold water by 1 inchin a small heavy saucepan and bring to boil, partially cover with lid.
• Reduce heat to low and cook eggs, cover completely, 10 minutes.
• Transfer eggs with a slotted spoon to a bowl of cold water to stoping the cooking.
• Let stand until cool enough to handle.
• Cook Bacon: While eggs are simmering, Cook bacon in a heavy 10-inch skillet over moderate heat, stirring,until crisp,about 8 minutes.
• Transfer bacon to paper towels to drain.
• Leaving rendered fat in skillet.
• Make Salad: Peel eggs and finely chop.
• Put Romaine and Eggs in a serving bowl.
• Add oil and shallots to fat in skillet and cook over moderate heat,stirring,until shallots is softened,about 2 minutes.
• Add vinegar and salt and boil, swirling skillet,10 seconds.
• Pour hot dressing over romaine and egg and toss to combine.
• Add bacon and toss salad, then season with salt and pepper.
• Serve HOT.

ROMAINE SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together the oil, vinegars, sugar, salt and pepper. Pour over salad mix; toss to coat.