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Bacon & sweet potato salad recipe

A roudup of 8 easy bacon-centered recipes to celebrate this cult-like but nutritionally shunned upon meat choice.
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Keyword bacon, salad, sweet potato
Servings 6 people
Calories 245kcal
Cost 12

Ingredients

  • 4 medium sweet potatoes peeled, cut into cubes
  • 4 slices bacon
  • 1 medium onion finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 ½ tablespoon homemade or Dijon mustard
  • 2 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 4 loosely packed cups of baby spinach
  • 2 tablespoon lard or other cooking fat
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Place the sweet potato cubes in a pot of cold water, bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Simmer for about 10 minutes until tender.
    4 medium sweet potatoes
  • In the meantime, cook the bacon slices over medium heat in a large pan until crisp, about.4 minutes per side. Set aside
    4 slices bacon
  • Add the onion and garlic to the pan as well as the additional cooking fat and cook until the onions are soft, about 5 minutes. Season liberally with black pepper.
    1 medium onion, 2 tablespoon lard or other cooking fat, Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste, 2 cloves garlic
  • Turn off the heat and stir in the lemon juice and mustard.
    1 ½ tablespoon homemade or Dijon mustard, 2 tablespoon lemon juice
  • Drain the cooked sweet potato cubes and place them in a bowl.
  • Add the baby spinach with the sweet potatoes and combine well and pour the cooked onions with all the drippings on top.
    4 loosely packed cups of baby spinach
  • Crumble the cooked bacon over, combine and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 245kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 223mg | Potassium: 578mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 21446IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 1mg