You've probably had a salad with bacon bits at some point in your life. But why not go all in with this Wilted Spinach and Avocado Salad With Warm Bacon Dressing? It's from this week's Cook the Book, The Bacon Cookbook
James Villas, the book's author, isn't too picky about the bacon used for this salad but does recommend using a young, crisp baby spinach.
I don’t usually screw around with avocados. They don’t cook particularly well, smelling almost egg-like after a while. But I wanted to explore the world outside of guacamole for a change. A chilled avocado soup sounded perfect. No cooking at all, just some blending and chilling. I was going to be led by none other than James Beard (whose mug adorns those nifty book awards) and his James Beard's Theory & Practice of Good Cooking
Maybe I just didn’t know what I was getting myself into. All I could taste was the heavy cream, which wasn’t necessarily offensive, but obtrusive enough to cloud the fact that I was eating avocado. Besides their distinctive color, they seemed to simply disappear into the milk. After a few spoonfuls, I pushed my bowl to the side and sighed. Too bad. Anyone have a good avocado soup worth sharing?
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