Wedge Salad with Candied Bacon
This isn’t your restaurant wedge salad. It’s so much better! If you haven’t had candied bacon in your life, are you really even living? I think not. This wedge salad is fantastic. It comes together quickly and is very easy. Top with your favorite protein for a filling meal (we love grilled or roasted chicken and broiled salmon!)
Serves 4
Ingredients:
8 slices thick cut bacon
Brown sugar
Grill seasoning
1 pint grape tomatoes, halved
Olive oil
Kosher salt
2 avocados, pits removed and sliced
1 medium red onion, thinly sliced
2 heads Bibb lettuce
4 oz crumbled blue cheese
Blue cheese or ranch dressing
Fresh dill, roughly chopped
2 cups cooked protein of choice, roughly chopped
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Line baking sheet with foil or silicon baking mat. Place a wire rack on tray over foil or mat. Line bacon on wire rack. Sprinkle with brown sugar and grill seasoning. Cook for 25 minutes or until crispy. Once cooked, use tongs and place bacon on paper towels to drain and cool.
Slice tomatoes in half and place in a small bowl. Slice red onions into thin strips or rings and add to bowl. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Gently mix and let sit.
Slice Bibb lettuce heads lengthwise and lay on serving platter, center side up. Sprinkle tomatoes, avocado and red onion on top of lettuce. Sprinkle with blue cheese crumbles. Drizzle with dressing.
Chop up bacon once cooled and sprinkle on salad.. If adding protein, add now to salad.
Garnish with fresh dill.
Serve 1 wedge plus toppings per person.
