Swiss Chard Salad with Bacon & Blue Cheese
By Chef Dishing Up the Dirt
The bacon and blue cheese combination is a total hit!
Ingredients
Dressing
- 2 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- coarse salt and ground pepper to taste
Salad
- 1 bunch of swiss chard
- 4 strips of good quality bacon
- 1/4 cup blue cheese, crumbled
- 1/4 cup pickled chard stems (optional)
- Flakey sea salt
Overview
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
7 minutes
Serves
4
Instructions
Step 1
Whisk together all the ingredients for the dressing and set aside.
Step 2
Wash and dry the chard and remove the stems (makequick pickled chard stems) Stack the chard leaves and roll them like a cigar. Slice the leaves into thin ribbons. Place the chard ribbons in a large bowl and set aside.
Step 3
Place the bacon in a large skillet. Turn the heat to medium-high and fry the bacon until crisp. Remove from the pan and place on paper towels to drain. Once cool enough to hanld roughly chop the bacon.
Step 4Toss half of the dressing with the chard leaves and use your hands to gently massage the dressing into the leaves. Divide the chard between plates and top each plate with crumbled bacon, blue cheese, pickled chard stems and a drizzle of more dressing.
Notes
- Use this recipe as a guide
- Adjust measurements and ingredients as necessary
- Cooking times will vary from kitchen to kitchen
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