For this Salad you can use Walnut, Pistachio, Avacado, or Pecan Oil in stead of the Bacon Grease If you like.
8 cups ish …Lettuce …loose leaf fresh washed and drained. You can also use Butter lettuce OR 2 heads Baby Romain from Costco cut up.
1 scallion chopped
5-6 pieces of Bacon chopped up
2 cloves Garlic minced
3 Tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar. Basalmic is ok too. ( use the good stuff you have It)
2-3 Tbsp Bacon Grease from frying the Bacon.
1/4 c water
1 c chopped Tomatoes
1 Tbsp Brown sugar or more
Salt & Pepper To taste
Optional: Any of these, 1/4 c Toasted, Slivered or sliced Almonds, Pine nuts or Pecans, 1/4 c Craisins, or 1/2 C Raspberries Split 1/4 and 1/4c for the Salad. Parmesean Cheese.
Chop lettuce and set aside.
Use a larger frying pan or a Wok…. and sauté the Bacon on Med heat until it crisps up. Drain and reserve all but 3 Tbsp of the Bacon Grease. Remove Bacon and set aside. Turn the heat down to Simmer . Add the Nuts if your using them, stir and sizzle for a minute, then add the Garlic and stir for about 30 seconds, add Raspberry’s, and Brown Sugar. Add Tomatoes to heat through. Add the Vinegar and Water. Taste the sauce and add more Vinegar or whatever you like, if needed, Turn off the heat and stir. Quickly add all of the lettuce. Turn it over with tongs a couple of times until it Barely starts to wilt. Quickly Remove from the heat. Let set for a minute if it needs to wilt a tiny bit more.
Serve up!
