Cornbread Salad With Buttermilk-Chive Dressing And Maple Bacon

Serves: 6

Ally Shanahan

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

51

Spice

42

Sweetness

46

Sourness

41

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.9

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Buttermilk

1 cup

Sour Cream

1 cup

Mayonnaise

3 tbsps

Maple Syrup

1 cup

Brown Sugar

1 pinch

Cayenne Pepper

3 large

Egg

Directions:

1

For the buttermilk-chive dressing: Combine the buttermilk, sour cream, mayonnaise and lemon juice in a small bowl and whisk well

2

Stir in the chives and garlic and season with salt and pepper

3

Refrigerate until ready to serve

4

For the maple-glazed bacon: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F

5

Set a wire rack in a baking sheet and spray the rack with cooking spray

6

Lay the bacon slices in 1 layer on the wire rack and brush with the maple syrup

7

Sprinkle over the brown sugar and cayenne

8

Bake until dark brown and crispy, 20 to 30 minutes

9

Let cool slightly, then crumble

10

For the salad: Layer the ingredients in a large salad bowl beginning with the lettuce, then adding the tomatoes, bell pepper and onion

11

When ready to serve, add in the crumbled Sour Cream Cornbread, pour the dressing over the salad and sprinkle the bacon on top

12

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F

13

Spray a well-seasoned 10-inch cast-iron skillet with cooking spray

14

In a medium mixing bowl, combine the creamed corn, cornmeal mix, sour cream, oil and eggs

15

Pour the mixture into the skillet and bake until lightly brown, about 30 minutes