Frisee aux Lardons
This wonderful bacon salad recipe or Frisée aux Lardons is very popular in all areas of France.
It is a simple but very tasty salad dish to make as a main dish or as a side dish to fill out a simple entrée.
You can serve your bacon salad just as it is or with some really tasty variations.
Sometimes it has a hard-boiled egg, chopped and sprinkled on it.
Or another really great way to serve it is with a lightly poached egg on the top - it's so heavenly!
It's a great way to combine fresh salad leaves with delicious crispy bacon - a really tasty meal for all your family and friends.
Tips For Great Bacon Salad Recipe
Start with a green.
Frisée lettuce, which has a frizzy texture, is part of the chicory family, as well as has a distinctive bitter edge which may not sound tasty but is delightful.
Or dandelion when it is in spring growth before the flower.
Then the bacon, lean, lean, lean is the key here as you will be making a dressing from the drippings, and you do not want a dressing drizzled on your salad that is bacon fat-laden.
So, you will need a little olive oil to gently fry the lean bacon and then some of the other delicious items in the ingredient list.
Sourdough cubes or any other white bread favorite that you may have will work perfectly.
The above is all mixed with the flavourings of garlic, red wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, and fresh ground pepper. Mmm…
Variations Of This Recipe
- Make a BLT In A Bowl by just adding cubed tomato pieces and because there are toasted croutons it could definitely be considered a Toasted BLT In A Bowl!
More Great French Salads
- Lentil Salad is a meal in itself with a wonderful combination of flavors and textures to enjoy with every bite.
- If you like the idea of a salad as the main course then the French classic Lyonnaise Salad is one you should try. Easy to put together and delicious!
- You don't have to stick to the salad sauces suggested in each salad recipe either. Choose and make your own from this tasty selection of French Salad Dressing Recipes.
📖 Recipe
Bacon Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 48 oz 1377gm, 6 cups of frisée lettuce or in the summer, dandelion leaves can be used.
- 8 oz 225gm, 1 cup of smoked bacon rashers (very lean bacon) cut into small pieces
- 2 slices thick white bread cut into cubes
- 1 small clove of garlic chopped (optional)
- 6 tablespoons 2.9 oz olive oil
- 1 tablespoon 0.5 oz red wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons 0.33 oz Dijon mustard
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- chopped hard-boiled egg sprinkled on top
- poached egg perched on top
Instructions
- Break the lettuce up into small pieces with your hands and place in a salad bowl.
- Gently fry the bacon in a heavy bottomed pan with a little oil until browned. Remove and drain on paper towels.
- Add a drop more oil to the pan and fry the bread cubes until brown. Drain on paper towels.
- Stir the garlic, vinegar and mustard into the pan, whisk it together until warm.
- Season to taste and pour over the salad leaves with the bacon and croutons.
Notes
- Make a BLT In A Bowl by just adding cubed tomato pieces and because there are toasted croutons it could definitely be considered a Toasted BLT In A Bowl!
- Serve at once with a glass of red wine. Heavenly!
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