How to Make Bacon Salad Dressing Recipes

Most cooks know how to make bacon salad dressing recipes. Bacon (In some type) has been used by countries around the world for centuries as seasoning. Nothing flavors a pot of dried beans like a big piece of jowl bacon. People of Germany and Greece love potatoes seasoned with fried bacon. I love bacon cooked with all types of greens, from wild dandelions and watercress to kale, turnip tops or spinach. 

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If you learn how to make bacon salad dressing you can enjoy this delicious flavor also in salads. Sometimes I love the hot bacon dressing and sometimes I like the cooler versions. Most of the time it depends on the other ingredients used. Hot bacon dressing is really good on spinach salads and potato salads.

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There are several types of bacon such as fresh, Canadian, salt cured and smoked. Different types and even different brands might come from different parts of the hog. Cheaper brands are mostly fat and will shrink up when fried leaving all grease and no meat. You can use different types when learning how to make bacon salad dressing but I prefer a good quality smoked bacon. This is usually sold in packages sliced and what we call breakfast bacon.

HOT BACON DRESSING

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Learn how to make bacon salad dressing recipes to serve with greens.

  • 3 Slices bacon
  • 1 Tablespoon flour
  • 2 Tablespoons sugar
  • 1 Beaten egg
  • ¼ cup vinegar
  • 1 Cup water

Fry bacon until crisp; remove bacon from drippings and crumble.

Combine and mix flour with sugar in bowl; add egg, vinegar and water.

Stir mixture until well blended; pour into skillet with bacon drippings.

Cook and stir over medium until thickened; remove from heat and stir in bacon.

Serve over beds of spinach, lettuce or other greens.

HOW TO MAKE BACON SALAD DRESSING RECIPES HOT

Learn how to make bacon salad dressing recipes for wilted lettuce.

  • 5 Strips bacon
  • 2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 Tablespoon sugar
  • ½ Teaspoon salt
  • ½ Teaspoon pepper

Place bacon strips in a large skillet; cook until browned and crisp.

Remove bacon to paper towels to drain; chop or crumble.

Add vinegar, lemon juice, sugar, salt and pepper to the bacon dripping in skillet.

Bring mixture to a boil and remove from heat; stir in bacon pieces and serve.

NOTE: This is good poured over a bowl of leaf lettuce, chopped green onions and radishes.

BACON SALAD DRESSING RECIPE

This is how to make bacon salad recipes with easy recipe.

  • 6 Strips bacon
  • 1 Cup bottled French dressing

Cook bacon until crisp; drain on paper towels and crumble.

Remove skillet from heat; and reserve 2 tablespoons of the bacon drippings.

Pour French dressing into a small bowl; stir in the 2 tablespoons of drippings.

Stir in the bacon; use immediately.               

NOTE: Try this dressing in a bowl of vegetables; frozen (thaw) peas, broccoli/ cauliflower florets, chopped onion and grated cheese.

SOUR CREAM BACON DRESSING 

Learning how to make bacon salad dressing recipes with the “kick” of horseradish.

  • 1/2 Pound bacon (Cook, drain and crumble)
  • ½ Cup sour cream
  • 3 Tablespoons vinegar
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 Teaspoons horseradish
  • ½ Teaspoon salt
  • ½ Teaspoon dry mustard

Combine in a bowl the sour cream, vinegar, sugar, horseradish, salt and mustard.

Whisk mixture together until well blended; fold in crumbled bacon.

NOTE: This is good on fresh spinach, with onion, mushrooms and topped with grated cheese or pecans.

SALAD DRESSING WITH BACON

How to make bacon salad dressing recipes for spinach?

  • 4 Slices crispy cooked bacon (Crumbled)
  • 1 Cup salad oil
  • ½ cup red wine vinegar
  • 1/3 cup catsup
  • Dash salt

BLEND TOGETHER oil, vinegar, catsup and salt; stir in bacon pieces.

NOTE: This is good over fresh spinach or lettuce.

WILTED LETTUCE SALAD DRESSING

I learned how to make bacon salad dressing recipes from Mom for wilted lettuce.

  • 8 Slices bacon 
  • ½ cup water
  • ½ cup vinegar
  • ½ cup sugar
  • Salt to taste

Cook bacon crisply, drain on paper towels, crumble; reserve drippings in skillet.

Add vinegar, sugar and salt to skillet; bring to a boil stirring until sugar dissolves.

Add bacon pieces to skillet; pour over leaf lettuce or other greens.

RAW SPINACH SALAD DRESSING RECIPE

This is how to make bacon salad dressing recipes starting with bottled dressing.

  • 4 Slices bacon
  • ½ Cup chopped onion
  • Bottle Italian dressing

Cook bacon crisply, drain on paper towels and crumble; reserve drippings in skillet.

Brown onion in bacon drippings; pour in Italian dressing.

NOTE: This is great with raw spinach and topped with hard boiled eggs shopped.

COLD BACON DRESSING RECIPE

Learn how to make bacon salad dressing recipes for fresh spinach salad.

  • 6 Slices bacon
  • 1 Small onion chopped
  • 1 Cup vegetable oil
  • 1/3 cup vinegar
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon prepared mustard
  • 1 Teaspoon celery seed
  • ½ Teaspoon salt
  • ½ Teaspoon pepper

Cook bacon until crisp; crumble and set aside.

Combine onion and remaining ingredients in food processing bowl.

Process well until almost smooth; add bacon, cover and chill.

Before serving mix well; serve with fresh spinach and chopped boiled eggs.

JEWELED HOT BACON DRESSING RECIPE

Learn how to make bacon salad dressing recipes to serve hot with spinach.

  • 1 Cup chopped thickly sliced bacon
  • ½ Cup chopped green onion
  • ½ Cup chopped green bell pepper
  • ½ Cup chopped red bell pepper
  • ½ Cup chopped celery
  • 1 Cup chicken stock (Divided)
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • ½ cup vinegar
  • 1 Tablespoon cornstarch

Cook bacon in a large saucepan over medium high heat 3 to 5 minutes until almost done.

Add the onions green peppers, red peppers and celery.

Cook until vegetables are tender and bacon is crisp about 3 to 5 minutes.

Drain bacon vegetable mixture on paper towels; return to saucepan.

Add to pan ¾ cup of the stock, sugar and vinegar; stir until sugar dissolves. 

Combine the cornstarch with remaining ½ cup of stock stirring until smooth.

Add cornstarch mixture to the bacon mixture; bring to a boil stirring constantly.

Serve immediately with fresh spinach or other green; makes 2 cups.

BACON SOUR CREAM DRESSING

Learn how to make bacon salad dressing recipes with sour cream.

  • 6 Strips of bacon (Cut in small pieces)
  • 2 Teaspoon flour
  • ½ Teaspoon salt
  • 2 Teaspoons sugar
  • 1 Teaspoon dry mustard
  • Dash cayenne pepper
  • 1 Egg
  • ¼ cup cider vinegar
  • 1 Cup sour cream
  • ¼ Cup milk

Fry bacon pieces until crisp in skillet; drain bacon.

Pour off all but 2 tablespoons bacon drippings.

Add to skillet and blend flour, salt, sugar, mustard and pepper.

Beat egg and vinegar together; add to skillet mixture.

Cook and stir over low heat until smooth and thickened; cool.

Blend sour cream and milk together; stir into skillet.

Stir in bacon until blended; chill.

Serve with tossed salad; makes 2 cups.

HOT BACON SALAD DRESSING RECIPE for dandelion greens

  • 4 Tablespoons bacon fat
  • 4 Tablespoons cider vinegar
  • ¼ Teaspoon salt
  • Black pepper
  • 1 Tablespoon sugar
  • 6 Slices crisply cooked bacon (Crumble)
  • ½ Cup sliced green onions
  • 1 Pound dandelion greens (Trim, wash and chop)

In large skillet combine bacon fat, vinegar, salt, pepper and sugar.

Bring mixture to a boil over medium heat stirring to dissolve sugar.

Turn heat off; stir in dandelion greens, bacon and onions.

4 to 6 Servings.

BACON SALAD DRESSING RECIPE

  • 7 Slices bacon (Cooked crisp and crumbled)
  • 2 Hard boiled eggs (Chopped)
  • ½ Cup sugar
  • 1 Cup salad oil
  • ½ Cup catsup
  • Salt to taste
  • ¼ cup vinegar
  • 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 Medium onion

Combine sugar and remaining ingredients in a blender; blend well.

Just before serving stir in bacon and eggs; serve over spinach salad.

HOT BACON SALAD DRESSING RECIPE

  • 12 Ounces sliced bacon (Diced)
  • 5 Medium shallots (Chop fine)
  • 1 Bunch green onions (Chopped)
  • 3 Cloves minced garlic
  • 2 Teaspoons cracked black pepper
  • 2 Cups red wine vinegar
  • 2 Cups rich chicken stock
  • ½ Cup brown sugar

Brown bacon in a large skillet until crisp.

Add shallots, green onion, garlic and pepper.

Reduce the heat; cook until shallots are translucent.

Add vinegar and chicken stock; bring to boil.

Add brown sugar and stir until dissolved; stir in bacon.

Serve over fresh spinach; makes 5 cups.

EASY BACON SALAD DRESSING RECIPE

  • 2 Cups mayonnaise
  • 1 Cup Vinaigrette Dressing
  • 2 Tablespoons bacon bits 

On slow speed of mixer beat mayonnaise until creamy.

Shake vinaigrette dressing and strain out solids and discard.

Add liquid slowly to mayonnaise while beating on slow until smooth.

Stir in bacon bits; serve over vegetable salads.

CREAMY BACON SALAD DRESSING RECIPE

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  • 3 Tablespoons sugar
  • 3 Tablespoons cider vinegar
  • 2 Teaspoons instant minced onion
  • ½ Cup mayonnaise
  • ¼ Pound crisp bacon (Crumbled)

In small bowl combine sugar, vinegar and onion; let stand 5 minutes.

Stir to dissolve sugar; whisk in mayonnaise until smooth.

Stir in the bacon; store in refrigerator until ready to use.

Serve with spinach and salad greens.

CURRIED BACON SALAD DRESSING RECIPE

Learn how to make bacon salad dressing recipes with the heat of Tabasco and the flavor of curry.

  • 4 Slices bacon (cook crisp and crumble)
  • ½ Cup white wine vinegar
  • 2/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 Tablespoon finely chopped chutney
  • 1 Teaspoon curry powder
  • 1 Teaspoon salt
  • 1 Teaspoon dry mustard
  • 1 to 2 Drops Tabasco sauce

Combine vinegar, oil, chutney, curry, salt, mustard and Tabasco in a jar.

Screw on lid tightly and shake to blend well; add bacon and shake again.

Allow dressing to stand at room temperature 2 hours before serving.

Serve with salad greens; serves 6 to 8.

BACON SALAD DRESSING RECIPE for spinach

  • ½ cup sour cream
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 3 Tablespoons vinegar
  • 2 Teaspoons horseradish
  • ½ Teaspoon dry mustard
  • 6 Slices bacon (Cook crisp and crumble)
  • Salt

In small mixing bowl combine sour cream, sugar, vinegar, horseradish, mustard and salt.

Beat on low speed of mixer until smooth and well blended; mix in bacon.

Refrigerate until ready to serve; great with fresh greens.

HOT BACON SALAD DRESSING RECIPE for potatoes

  • ½ Pound bacon slices 
  • 1 Large onion (Chop fine)
  • 4 Tablespoons chopped green bell pepper
  • ¼ Cup white vinegar
  • ¼ cup water
  • 1 Teaspoon dried mustard
  • 2 Tablespoons chopped chives
  • Salt/ pepper to taste

Brown bacon in skillet until crisp (Lift to platter and crumble)

Add onion and bell pepper to bacon drippings; sauté until tender, 

Add vinegar, water, mustard and chives to skillet mixture.

Bring mixture to a boil and remove from heat; stir in bacon, salt and pepper.

Good served mixed with cooked chopped potatoes (About 2 pounds).

HOT GERMAN BACON SALAD DRESSING RECIPE

  • 6 Slices bacon (Cut in small pieces)
  • ½ cup chopped onion
  • 2 Teaspoon sugar
  • 1 ½ Teaspoon salt
  • 1 Teaspoon flour
  • ¼ Teaspoon pepper
  • ½ Teaspoon paprika
  • 3 Tablespoon red wine vinegar
  • 1 Tablespoon minced parsley

Cook bacon in large skillet until crisp; drain on paper towels.

Remove from skillet all but 2 tablespoons bacon drippings.

Add onion to skillet and cook about 5 minutes until tender.

Add to the skillet the sugar, salt, flour, pepper and paprika; blend well.

Stir in the vinegar and water; cook and stir until slightly thickened.

Stir in bacon and parsley; good mixed in with cooked potatoes.

DILL BACON SALAD DRESSING RECIPE

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Learn how to make bacon salad dressing recipes with dill and sour cream; a great combination for cooked potatoes.

  • ½ Pound bacon (Cooked crisp and crumbled)
  • 3 Green onions (Chopped)
  • 1 Green bell pepper (Seed and dice)
  • 1 Hard cooked egg (Chopped)
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh dill
  • ½ Cup sour cream
  • ½ Cup milk
  • 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 Teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • ½ Teaspoon salt
  • ¼ Teaspoon pepper

Combine sour cream, milk, lemon juice, mustard, salt and pepper in food processor.

Process sour cream mixture until well blended; dump into a covered bowl.

Stir into the mixture the bacon, green onion, bell pepper, chopped egg and dill.

Cover and store in refrigerator until ready to serve; good tossed with diced cooked potatoes.