. . . Nothing says “solemnity” like bacon on a Friday.
To my complete astonishment, SuperHusband liked this recipe so much he suggested I write it down for posterity. Here’re the notes from the spreadsheet where I store such inventions:
| Bacon Parsnip Topping |
| Makes a savory-sweet bruschetta-style topping for salad or toast. |
| Ingredients I used: |
| Bacon – fresh from package in deli section, thick-cut |
| Parnsips – whole |
| Radishes |
| (Sample portions: 1/2 package bacon, two parsnips, six small radishes.) |
| Heat pan on high / medium high |
| Dice bacon, into pan, cook while prepping parsnips |
| peel and dice parsnips, into pan, toss. |
| clean & dice radishes, into pan, toss. (radishes may be optional.) |
| Toss ingredients, cook uncovered. Lower heat so that it cooks steadily, but doesn’t splatter or burn. |
| Cook until parsnips are soft and carmelizing to the point of sweetness. |
| Can keep warm on very low heat until ready serve, only gets better. At our house: 6pm dinner time delayed until 8pm because certain children were still finishing homework. Perfect. |
| Prep green salad, fresh vinagrette. |
| Suggested toppings for salad: carrot slivers, optional cheese or nuts, other vegetables / fruits to taste. SuperHusband had his plain green with the tiniest bit of gorgonzola, I added a fistful of carrot slivers to mine. Romaine tonight, but any decent green would do. |
| Salad into bowl, then bacon-topping, then small amount of dressing (recall: Vinaigrette. Ours is real vinegar, olive oil, soy sauce, miscellaneous other.) |
| Serve with fresh buns / bread / toast, warmed. We had ancient Aldi-brand ciabbatta buns salvaged from the back of the garage refrigerator, not far from where the dissected frog awaits further inspection on the shelf below. Revives well — yay Aldi. Can use topping on toast, bruschetta-style. |
Going to have to try this…
And this (hey guys of the combox, you might like this one): http://www.runnersworld.com/recipes/top-your-burgers-peanut-butter-and-bacon#.UWXUpwdBye4.twitter?cm_mmc=Facebook-_-RunnersWorld-_-Content-Nutrition-_-PeanutBaconBurger
I think I should not be allowed to know about PB&Bacon Burgers.