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Hot Bacon Dressing

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Hot bacon dressing is one of our favorite dressings ever. Crumbly bacon is mixed with other simple ingredients like shallots and red wine vinegar to create a warm vinaigrette bacon dressing that’s great on everything! 

Hot bacon dressing is perfect served over spinach cranberry salad – or just about any salad, really. It will slightly wilt the lettuce when added, creating comforting side dish like no other. 

A bowl of warm bacon dressing with a small spoon.

We love adding red wine vinegar to warm bacon dressing, but apple cider works just as well. The bacon grease acts as the oil in the dressing, which creates a comforting, indulgent salad that everyone raves about. 

While making this recipe, you will need to adjust the amount of acidity (vinegar) and sugar to your personal preferences. I personally like it to be a little lighter on the acidity, but it’s great either way.

If you opt to add more vinegar, adding a little extra brown sugar will help mellow the dressing out beautifully! 

4 process shots showing bacon being cooked, shallots, and other dressing ingredients in a pan.

How To Make Hot Bacon Dressing

To make hot bacon dressing:

  1. Chop the bacon and cook it until crispy. The bacon should be well done, so it crumbles well in the dressing and all of the fat renders from it. Remove bacon to a paper towel lined plate. 
  2. Carefully pour the rendered bacon fat into a measuring cup to equal 1/4 cup. If you don’t have enough, add olive oil. Discard remaining fat. 
  3. Add shallot and garlic to the pan, sauteeing for 2-3 minutes or until translucent and fragrant. 
  4. Whisk in red wine vinegar, mustard powder, brown sugar, and pepper to taste. Adjust the amount of sugar to control the acidity to your preference. 
  5. Once sugar has dissolved, stir in crumbled bacon and serve immediately over a salad! 

Hot bacon dressing being spooned over a spinach salad.

What To Do With Leftover Hot Bacon Dressing

Hot bacon dressing stores well, so not to worry! You can store it for up to 3 days in the fridge covered. 

While cooled, the fat will separate from the vinegar, and you will need to heat the dressing on the stove or in the microwave until the ingredients incorporate again.

Warm bacon dressing is great on salads like chef’s salad, spinach salad, even in coleslaw! 

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Hot Bacon Dressing

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Author: Bailey
Hot bacon dressing is a rich and delicious dressing that's perfect on almost any salad!
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Ingredients

  • 4 slices bacon chopped
  • 1 shallot minced
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar to taste
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar to taste
  • ยฝ teaspoon black pepper to taste
  • ยฝ teaspoon mustard powder

Instructions

  • Cook bacon in a saucepan over medium heat until crisp and fat is rendered. Move bacon to a paper towel lined plate.
  • Measure 1/4 cup of fat, and discard remaining. If you don't have enough, add olive oil to equal 1/4 cup.
  • Add shallot and garlic, and saute until fragrant, about 3 minutes.
  • Whisk in red wine vinegar, brown sugar, pepper, and mustard powder. If you prefer more acidity, add an extra tablespoon of brown sugar and red wine vinegar.
  • Stir in reserved bacon, and serve over salad immediately.
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Calories: 92kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 100mg | Potassium: 57mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 1mg

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Warm bacon dressing in a serving bowl with a spoon.

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