Best Bacon Cornbread Salad Recipes

CORNBREAD SALAD WITH BUTTERMILK-CHIVE DRESSING AND MAPLE BACON

Steps:

• For the buttermilk-chive dressing: Combine the buttermilk, sour cream, mayonnaise and lemon juice in a small bowl and whisk well. Stir in the chives and garlic and season with salt and pepper. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• For the maple-glazed bacon: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Set a wire rack in a baking sheet and spray the rack with cooking spray.
• Lay the bacon slices in 1 layer on the wire rack and brush with the maple syrup. Sprinkle over the brown sugar and cayenne. Bake until dark brown and crispy, 20 to 30 minutes. Let cool slightly, then crumble.
• For the salad: Layer the ingredients in a large salad bowl beginning with the lettuce, then adding the tomatoes, bell pepper and onion.
• When ready to serve, add in the crumbled Sour Cream Cornbread, pour the dressing over the salad and sprinkle the bacon on top.
• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Spray a well-seasoned 10-inch cast-iron skillet with cooking spray.
• In a medium mixing bowl, combine the creamed corn, cornmeal mix, sour cream, oil and eggs. Pour the mixture into the skillet and bake until lightly brown, about 30 minutes.

BACON CORNBREAD SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9x9-inch pan.
• Mix corn bread mix, eggs, and milk together in a bowl until combined with a few lumps; pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool and crumble into a large bowl.
• Layer 3/4 cup crumbled bacon, tomatoes, green onions, 1/2 cup pickles, 3/4 cup mayonnaise, 1/4 cup sugar, and 1/4 cup pickle juice over crumbled corn bread; gently stir to combine.
• Whisk 1 cup mayonnaise, 1/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup pickle juice, and lemon juice together in a separate bowl until sugar dissolves.
• Transfer cornbread mixture to a serving dish; top with mayonnaise dressing. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup crumbled bacon and chives. Chill until ready to serve.

SOUTHWESTERN CORNBREAD LAYERED SALAD WITH BACON

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Corn Muffins:
• Prepare muffin batter as directed on package; stir in chiles, cumin and oregano. Spoon into 12 paper-lined muffin cups, filling each cup half full. Bake 20 to 25 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool 10 min. Remove muffins from paper liners; crumble into large pieces.
• Salad Dressing:
• Mix sour cream and dressing.
• Salad:
• Spread half the crumbled Corn Muffins onto large platter. Cover with layers of all remaining Salad ingredients except bacon; top with remaining crumbled muffins, bacon and Salad Dressing. Serve immediately.