Crunchy Asian Pea Salad with Honeyed Bacon
- 6 thick slices of maple-cured bacon (about 6 ounces)
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
- 3 tablespoons pure olive oil
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon finely grated lime zest
- 1 tablespoon Asian fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon chile oil
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1/2 pound snow peas, julienned
- 6 ounces snow pea shoots (8 cups)
- 2 tablespoons torn basil leaves
- 2 tablespoons torn mint leaves
- Preheat the broiler and position a rack 8 inches from the heat.
- Arrange the bacon slices on a baking sheet in a single layer.
- In a small bowl, stir together the honey, soy sauce and five-spice powder and brush liberally over the bacon.
- Broil for 10 minutes, turning once, until the bacon slices are browned and crisp.
- Transfer the bacon to a work surface and cut into 1/2-inch pieces.
- Let the bacon cool.
- In a large bowl, whisk the olive oil with the lime juice, lime zest, fish sauce and chile oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Add the snow peas, pea shoots, basil, mint and bacon and toss.
- Serve right away.
maplecured bacon, honey, soy sauce, olive oil, lime juice, lime zest, fish sauce, chile oil, salt, snow peas, snow, torn basil, mint
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/crunchy-asian-pea-salad-honeyed-bacon (may not work)