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Smoked Blue Cheese and Bacon Salad

by Smokehouse Products 16 Aug 2022 0 comments

SMOKED BLUE CHEESE AND BACON SALAD

Smoked Blue Cheese and Bacon Salad

Salad can be so much more than lettuce and few other vegetables topped with store-bought salad dressing. Served as a starter or as an entree, this flavorful combination takes salad to a new level. Smoking time is short, cooking is minimal, and the dressing only takes a few minutes to mix up. Many of the ingredients can be prepared ahead of time and adjusted to feed a few or feed a crowd.

INGREDIENTS:

Smoked Blue Cheese and Bacon Salad

1/2 pound thin sliced bacon

10 ounces blue cheese

1/3 cup walnuts

1/2 cup sundried tomatoes

1/4 cup fresh basil leaves

2 heads butter lettuce

Orange Vinaigrette, recipe below

Prepare Little Chief Smoker or Big Chief Smoker by filling the pan with wood chips. Always make sure clean foil lines the pan to avoid off-flavors. Preheat Smoker until chips begin to smoke. 

Place bacon slices on a smoker rack without any overlap. Place blue cheese on a smoker rack. Place walnuts on a teflon screen atop a smoker rack. Put all racks in the smoker with the bacon below the nuts and cheese.

Smoked Blue Cheese and Bacon Salad

Smoke 30-45 minutes, using 1 pan of chips. Please note: if smoking cheese on a hot day (over 70 degrees) put it in the freezer for at least 30 minutes prior to smoking to keep it from melting. 

Smoked Blue Cheese and Bacon Salad

Remove ingredients from smoker and immediately refrigerate the blue cheese. Cut bacon into small pieces and fry in a skillet on medium-high heat until crisp. Drain bacon on a paper towel and let cool. 

Assemble salad by tearing up lettuce and dividing all ingredients among serving plates. Drizzle with Orange Vinaigrette and serve immediately.

ORANGE VINAIGRETTE RECIPE

1/4 cup olive oil

2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

Juice and zest of 1 small orange

1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper

In a small bowl, mix until thoroughly combined

Recipes by: Tiffany Haugen

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