24 bacon salad maple mustard Recipes

head romaine lettuce, thinly sliced (about 6 cups), chopped red onion, roma tomatoes, seeded and chopped, white bread, unsalted butter, light brown sugar, hungarian paprika, grated zest of 1 lemon, black peppercorns , crushed in a bag with a mallet, center-cut bacon, fresh thyme, mayonnaise, maple syrup, whole-grain mustard, fresh lemon juice

thick-cut bacon , such as niman ranch, baby arugula, granny smith apple, peeled and diced, toasted walnut halves, coarsely chopped (see note ), dried cranberries, blue cheese , such as roquefort, crumbled, good apple cider vinegar, grated orange zest, freshly squeezed orange juice, dijon mustard, pure maple syrup, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, good olive oil

pork butt, brown sugar rub , recipe follows, sliced smoked cheddar, hot link sausages (we make ours in house but you can use any spicy store-bought sausage), hamburger buns, south carolina mayo , recipe follows, pickled chiles, maple bacon , recipe follows, hand-cut fries , potato salad or chips, for serving, brown sugar, chili powder, kosher salt, granulated garlic, granulated onion, black pepper, cayenne pepper, yellow mustard, cider vinegar, brown sugar, paprika, black pepper, cayenne pepper, worcestershire sauce, mayonnaise, kosher salt, brown sugar, pink salt (optional, only necessary if smoking the bacon ), skinless pork belly, michigan maple syrup (or your favorite real maple syrup)