hot bacon dressing
Tangy pork topping
Hot bacon dressing is a warm salad dressing made from bacon drippings, vinegar, and sugar, often with onion.
The rendered fat creates a rich base while the vinegar adds sharpness.
It's traditional on wilted spinach salad, where the hot dressing slightly cooks the greens: She poured hot bacon dressing over the spinach and it wilted perfectly.
- warmModerately heated, or friendly
- vinegarAcidic cooking liquid
- smokyFilled with combustion haze
- tangySharp and lively-tasting
- wiltedLimp from dehydration
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