Hot Bacon Dressing

Lettuce and Spinach Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing

This salad brings back memories of my grandma's garden. We got to help pick the leaf lettuce and spinach. Sometimes we'd eat it with supper at grandma's house, and sometimes she'd send a bag of greens home for our supper. Whether eaten at home or with grandma and grandpa, garden lettuce was always served with Hot Bacon Dressing. Each summer I look forward to my garden's fresh lettuce and spinach as a conveyance for the Hot Bacon Dressing and as a spark for those great memories. Three of us call this something good; the other three only eat the bacon.

Hot Bacon Dressing
2 slices bacon, chopped
1 Tablespoon white sugar
1 Tablespoon cider vinegar
1 1/2 Tablespoons dark corn syrup
Salt and pepper to taste
Leaf lettuce and spinach

• Heat a small pan over medium heat. Fry the bacon until cooked.
• Transfer bacon and grease to a small bowl.
• Add sugar, vinegar, and corn syrup. Whisk to combine.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Serve tossed with leaf lettuce and spinach.

Notes: This recipe makes about 1/4 cup of dressing, but it's easy to double or triple. Also, make sure to wash the greens really well--I wash them in a tub of water, fish them out, drain the water, and repeat two more times.