Dandelion Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing Recipe

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: smoked sausage

Turkey bacon is lower in fat, while smoked sausage adds flavor.

apple cider vinegar

🥗Healthier: white wine vinegar

💰Cheaper: regular vinegar

White wine vinegar is lighter, while regular vinegar is more accessible.

Dijon mustard

🥗Healthier: whole grain mustard

💰Cheaper: yellow mustard

Whole grain mustard adds texture, while yellow mustard is milder.

hard-boiled eggs

🥗Healthier: poached eggs

💰Cheaper: scrambled eggs

Poached eggs are lighter, while scrambled are easier to prepare.

Harvest dandelion greens carefully from the yard, avoiding areas where animals may have been.

Rinse and clean the harvested dandelion greens and additional lettuce from the Amish greenhouse.

Fry bacon until crispy, then set aside, reserving the bacon grease in the skillet.

Boil hard-boiled eggs and set aside.

Chop red onion, using about 1/4 cup for the dressing and additional for the salad.

Sauté the chopped red onion in the reserved bacon grease until caramelized.

Add about 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar and a couple tablespoons of honey to the sautéed onions, instead of sugar.

Add about 1 tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce to the mixture and stir to combine.

Combine dandelion greens and chopped lettuce in a large bowl, then pour the hot dressing over the greens and toss to coat.

Top the salad with crumbled bacon and sliced hard-boiled eggs before serving.

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