Apple and Smoked-Bacon Salad with Lychees and Chili Nuts

Name: Apple and Smoked-Bacon Salad with Lychees and Chili Nuts
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps Asian fish sauce (preferably Tiparos brand); 227 grams bacon, any rind discarded, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch lardons (sticks); 16 canned lychees (from a 20-ounce can), drained and quartered, at warm room temperature; 0 teaspoons cayenne; 1 teaspoon chili powder; 237 milliliters unsalted dry-roasted peanuts; 680 grams Winesap or Gala apples (3 to 4); 3 Tbsps fresh lime juice; 680 grams Mutsu (also called Crispin) or Golden Delicious apples (3 to 4); 118 milliliters chopped scallions at room temperature

Apple and Smoked-Bacon Salad with Lychees and Chili Nuts is a gluten free, dairy free, and primal recipe with 8 servings. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This side dish has 323 calories, 9g of protein, and 21g of fat per serving. It will be a hit at your The Super Bowl event. A mixture of scallions, dry-roasted peanuts, golden flavorful apples, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.

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Oven

Stir together all chili nut ingredients in a metal pie plate.

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Chili Pepper

Bake, stirring occasionally, until liquid is absorbed and nuts are coated with spice mixture and dry, about 20 minutes. Cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally.

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Nuts

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Oven

Warm apples in a large bowl of warm water, turning occasionally, about 15 minutes, then drain and pat dry.

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Apple

Water

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Bowl

Meanwhile, cook bacon in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until browned and crisp, about 12 minutes.

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Bacon

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Frying Pan

Transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain and reserve 6 tablespoons fat in skillet.

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Paper Towels

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Using slicer, cut apples into 1/8-inch-thick slices into a large bowl, rotating apple a quarter turn each time you reach core, then continuing to slice until left with nothing but core. Gently toss with lime juice.

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Lime Juice

Apple

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Heat fat in skillet over medium heat until hot, then pour over apples and gently toss with bacon and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Divide among 8 shallow bowls and sprinkle with lychees, scallions, and chili nuts.

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Green Onions

Lychee

Apple

Pepper

Bacon

Chili Pepper

Nuts

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·Chili nuts can be made 1 week ahead and cooled completely, then kept in an airtight container at room temperature.·Bacon can be cooked 3 hours ahead and chilled in fat, uncovered, until cool, then covered. Reheat over medium heat.

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Bacon

Chili Pepper

Nuts