World Bacon Day: 6 recipes where bacon is the star
Get creative in the kitchen by trying out these simple recipes using good, old bacon.
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WHETHER it’s breakfast, lunch, brunch, dinner or just an in-betweener snack to fill the gap, bacon can do the trick.
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It’s relatively cheap compared to other meats, filled with flavour and is versatile enough to use in any meal mentioned above.
It’s no wonder there’s a whole day dedicated to it.
World Bacon Day is celebrated on the first Saturday of every September.
It calls for the world to unite and to appreciate the mouth-watering meat by cooking up their favourite bacon dish.
Don’t know what to cook up? We’re here to help.
As we go into spring and warmer weather, salads become appealing again. Here is a delicious bacon-tomato salad recipe adapted from a recipe on Taste of Home:
Bacon-Tomato Salad
Ingredients
1 package iceberg lettuce blend or an iceberg lettuce head
2 cups grape tomatoes, halved
1/2 cup Spur salad sauce
3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
12 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
Method:
Break the lettuce up into smaller pieces. In a large bowl, combine the lettuce and tomatoes. Drizzle with dressing; sprinkle with cheese and bacon.
Here are five recipes where bacon takes the lead:
1. Bacon Roast Onion Salad – a rustic salad for one
2. Bacon-wrapped avocados – quick and easy
3. Bacon-wrapped fillets with scotched mushrooms – fancy-schmancy
4. Chicken livers with bacon and onion – din-din in a jiffy
5. Linguine with bacon, peaches and gorgonzola – the perfect summer pasta
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