5 warm salad balsamic bacon vinaigrette Recipes

thick-sliced lean bacon or 1 oz thick-sliced pancetta, cut into 1/4 dice, onions, halved and thinly sliced lengthwise, bay leaves, balsamic vinegar, water (or reserved bean cooking liquid), drained and cooked beans or 3 cups drained and cooked lentils, or canned beans rinsed well and drained, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, fresh flat-leaf parsley

apple-smoked bacon slices, balsamic vinegar, dijon mustard, crumbled blue cheese (optional), red onion, thinly sliced, chopped fresh parsley, salt, freshly ground pepper, fresh baby spinach, head belgian endive , cut into 8 slices lengthwise, crumbled blue cheese (optional)

red-skinned boiling potatoes, diced slab bacon, minced garlic, chopped shallots, light brown sugar, balsamic vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, freshly squeezed orange juice, head frisee (curly endive), well washed and torn into pieces, mixed salad greens (mesclun), or a mixture of at least 3 lettuces such as red leaf, romaine, endive, radicchio, arugula, frisee, watercress or boston, chopped chives, tomatoes, seeded and diced, english cucumber, peeled , halved lengthwise, sliced into half-moons, celery ribs, sliced 1/4 inch thick, fresh, mild goat cheese, crumbled, croutons , recipe follows, baguette slices, 1/4 inch thick, garlic oil , or olive oil mixed with 1 minced garlic clove, freshly grated parmesan, freshly ground black pepper

recipe warm bacon-brown sugar vinaigrette , recipe follows, acorn squash, quartered and seeded, yellow onion, peeled and both ends trimmed, olive oil, heads bibb lettuce, cooked black-eyed peas, drained, roasted pecan pieces, crumbled blue cheese, salt, freshly ground black pepper, diced smoked bacon , cooked until crisp, drained (about 6 thick-cut slices), vegetable oil, balsamic vinegar, dark brown sugar, creole mustard, minced shallots, salt, freshly ground black pepper