Western hazelnut romaine salad
Yield: 6 Servings
Ingredients:
- 6 Slices bacon
- 1 md Head romaine lettuce
- 1/2 c Finely chopped hazelnuts -(Oregon hazelnuts)
- 1/4 c Bacon drippings
- 1/3 c Cider vinegar
- 1 tb Sugar
- 1 tb Water
- 1/2 ts Salt
- 1/4 ts Dry mustard
- 1/4 ts Pepper
Instructions:
Cook bacon until crisp; reserve 1/4 cup drippings for dressing. Toss romaine (torn into bite-size pieces) in a large salad bowl. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Mix bacon drippings vinegar sugar water salt mustard and pepper. Cook until mixture starts to boil on stove top or in microwave oven; stir to dissolve sugar. Pour over salad greens and hazelnuts tossing to coat. Crumble bacon and sprinkle over the top. * COOKFDN brings you this recipe with permission from: * Oregon Hazelnut Industry and The Hazelnut Marketing Board



