Fried Green Tomatoes with Bacon Vinaigrette and Warm Frisée
Any good bacon is wonderful in this tart, smoky and rich salad, but Joe Vitale especially likes the applewood-smoked kind from Nueske's in Wisconsin (nueskes.com). "It's probably the best bacon you'll ever find," he says. For him, the subtle, sweetly smoky applewood flavor beats alder or hickory. More Southern Recipes
August 2006