I love eating giant salads almost daily, and I am a firm believer that the dressing I use plays a very important role in how much I enjoy my salad. Almost every dressing on the store shelves contains some sort of processed hydrogenated seed oil: soybean oil, cottonseed oil, canola oil (rapeseed oil), and the list goes on and on…Holy omega-6 Batman!
We do not even touch those horrible rancid oils in our house. Olive oil has its place, but I am getting sick of it on my salad. I love bacon, when you cook bacon you end up with bacon-flavored oil (melted fat). Hmmmm, that would make a great oil for my salad. *Poof*! Balsamic bacon vinaigrette was born.
Easy & Delicious Balsamic Bacon Vinaigrette
This Balsamic Bacon Vinaigrette dressing tastes amazing on salads. All you need is 2 ingredients!
Ingredients
- 1 package (pastured pork) bacon (we use Butcher Box meat)
- 1.5 cups balsamic vinegar
Instructions
1. Chop up the bacon and cook it over medium heat until crispy and slightly sticking to the pan (the stuck on bits add flavor and texture to the dressing).
2. Take the bacon out of the pan and set it aside, assuring that you leave the grease behind in the pan.
3. Allow the grease to cool a bit (otherwise, it will splatter when you add the vinegar, see picture below), then add the balsamic vinegar to the pan and deglaze the pan.
4. Stir until all of the bits have come off the bottom of the pan.
5. Carefully pour the Balsamic Bacon Vinaigrette into your favorite dressing bottle and enjoy!
6. Sometimes, I add some rosemary, garlic, or even a little cayenne to spice it up a little.
7. Everything is better bathed in bacon grease!
8. Plan to use your Balsamic Bacon Vinaigrette soon after making it (within the hour), because the bacon fat solidifies as it cools. If you plan to use it later, simply warm it up by placing the dressing bottle in a warm water bath. Voila!
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9 Replies to “Easy & Delicious Balsamic Bacon Vinaigrette”
YUM! what a great idea. trying tonight!
I can’t believe I didn’t think of it sooner considering the large amount of bacon that we consume! It’s so easy!!!
Seriously, I’m with you, why didn’t I think of this, and sooner??!! The amount of reserved bacon fat we have is crazy! Thanks for sharing!!
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I’m not sure why I didn’t think of this? Also, like 2 years ago? With the amount of bacon we cook, and the fact that we reserve the bacon fat for other uses, drrrr. She is on the money with this one!!
am i right in understanding you aren’t using the cooked bacon, just the grease? any idea about how much grease? I keep jars in my fridge because i can’t bear to throw it away… would love to be able to scoop and heat and make this!
I just use the grease, the amount depends but its typically 1/2 cup