Warm Cabbage Salad With Bacon And Roquefort Recipes

WARM BACON AND CABBAGE SALAD

Steps:

• When the bacon is cold, cut into small pieces, it's easier to handle.
• In a large sauté pan render the bacon and when almost cooked add the mushrooms, tossing to coat with bacon fat and sauté for several minutes.
• Add the Honey Mustard salad dressing to the bacon mushroom mixture and cook for several minutes more on low.
• Wash and chop the cabbage, let drain and place in a large bowl. Pour the bleu cheese crumbles over the cabbage.
• Next pour the hot mustard, bacon and mushroom mixture over the cabbage and bleu cheese and toss well to incorporate. The cabbage wilts nicely and the flavors are amazing. Serve immediately.

WARM BACON AND CABBAGE SALAD

Steps:

• Toast the walnuts and set aside.
• Cook the bacon over medium heat until crispy. Set aside to drain and cool. Drain off all bacon fat except for 1 tablespoon.
• Add the garlic and onion to the pan and saute over medium heat for about 2 minutes.
• Next add the sherry and cook until reduced by half, approximately 3-4 minutes.
• Add the cabbage and {{lightly}} cook until wilted but still crunchy, about another minute.
• Remove pan from heat.
• Transfer the cabbage mixture to a salad bowl and toss with the wine vinegar, olive oil, thyme, walnuts and crumbled bacon.
• Season to taste with salt (and freshly ground black pepper if not using pepper bacon).
• Serve warm.

WARM CABBAGE SALAD WITH BACON AND BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a Dutch oven over medium-heat; until crisp.
• Remove bacon from pan; reserving 1 teaspoon drippings in pan.
• Crumble bacon; set aside.
• Heat bacon drippings over medium-high heat.
• Add shallot and saute 1 minute.
• Remove from heat.
• Bring apple cider to a boil in a small saucepan over medium heat; cook until reduced to 1/4 cup(about 15 minutes).
• Add shallot mixture, salt and pepper.
• Place cider vinegar mixture and cheese in a blender or small food processor; process until smooth.
• Combine cabbage and bell pepper in a large bowl, drizzle cider mixture over cabbage mixture, tossing well to coat.
• Top with crumbled bacon.
• Serve immediately.

GERMAN WARM CABBAGE SALAD (KRAUTSALAT)

Steps:

• Cut the bacon into tiny bits.
• Fry it in a big deep frying pan and fish out all the bits after they are crisp.
• Cut up the onion and garlic and fry them in the bacon fat.
• When they are brown, pour in the vinegar.
• Bring it just up to a simmer, add all the cabbage and bacon, toss it as you would a salad, and serve it.
• The cabbage doesn't cook, but it wilts a little under the hot vinegar.

WARM CABBAGE SALAD WITH ROQUEFORT AND PEPPERED BACON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F..
• In a shallow baking pan spread bacon in one layer and sprinkle generously with additional pepper. Bake bacon in oven, stirring occasionally, 15 to 20 minutes, or until crisp, and transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain, reserving drippings.
• In a small heavy saucepan boil wine with shallot until most wine is evaporated and add cream, mustard, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and salt to taste. Simmer mixture until thickened slightly and keep warm.
• In a very large skillet heat half of reserved drippings over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and cook half of cabbage, stirring, until it begins to wilt, about 2 minutes. Transfer wilted cabbage to a bowl and cook remaining cabbage in remaining reserved drippings in same manner. Return wilted cabbage in bowl to skillet. Add vinegar and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Stir in cream mixture and cook stirring until cabbage is crisp-tender. Add Roquefort, stirring until melted.
• Divide salad among 6 plates and sprinkle with bacon.