Dishing with Kathy Casey: Becoming Addicted to Bacon Salt
It all started with a gala swag bag. You know the ones that I’m talking about, full of stuff you will never use. This particular swag bag held a few tasty morsels tucked within the other “stuff”: pens, gift certificates, flyers and announcements, etc. Some of the hidden treasures includes a tasty organic local sustainable chocolate bar, the old time local candy I just love, and then there was this little clear plastic bag of three little packets of Bacon Salt, all tied together with a simple red string.
I tucked these in the kitchen drawer with all the other loads of “event spices.” The next day I looked around for a healthy snack and decided upon some 100 calorie pop corn, and as I opened the drawer for a sprinkle of sea salt those little packets called out to me . . . Ba-con, ba-con, ba-con . . . and that’s how the addiction started.
I sprinkled a little of the salt on my popcorn and it was oh so d’lish! I found the perfect 100 calorie snack! My buddy Orville Redenbacker’s 100 calorie microwave pop corn adorned with my new best friend--bacon salt! It may be a little on the high sodium level, but that’s nothing a healthy diet and drinking a lot of water won’t correct! So popcorn and bacon salt--hmm, what else could my bacon buddy elevate in flavor?
A few days later, I perused through the kitchen for something sweet and savory. What I really wanted was a Fran’s sea salt topped chocolate covered caramels--oh such a sexy guilty pleasure! Unfortunately, I didn’t have any of those decadent treats so I resorted to something I do best, I improvised!
I looked through my gala swag bag to see what I could do with the other goodies. A Theo's Chocolate bar--JACKPOT! I broke a small portion into tiny chunks then placed it in a little ramekin along with a cut up piece of dried mango (another faboo snack from Costco) and, oh hell, why not, I sprinkled it with bacon salt. Sweet, savory salty--YUM, another tasty treat!
So what else might this salt of wonders be good on? Well, here’s what I tried it on next: seared scallops with edamame, pea shoots with a ponzu splash, and also hard boiled eggs (which I plan to sell at my Dish D’Lish airport cafes. It's a healthy and tasty protein alternative). And speaking of hard boiled eggs what about an egg salad sandwich mixed with bacon salt? Bacon salt foam on a triple agave lime margarita (YES!), sautéed veggies with just a mist of extra virgin olive oil (I like to watch it on the calories during the week), spinach and apple salad with fat free balsamic vinaigrette with bacon salt boost and healthy chicken and veggie kabobs for the grill . . . the possibilities are endless!
Be sure to check out The Bacon Cookbook--there are tons of fabulous recipes and bacon ideas in it. I have included a great cocktail recipe with a bacon garnish. The Bacon Freak website also has loads of bacon products so you can let the whole world know your own love for bacon!
I will be sure to keep you updated on my bacon salt adventures. By the way, I’ll take a pass on the bacon salt guys’ newest product--the bacon lip balm. It just makes me too hungry, though it may be a total man make out magnet!
70-290 on March 10, 2010 at 07:41 PM
Dishing with Kathy Casey: Becoming Addicted to Bacon Salt
TaviFabu on March 10, 2010 at 09:25 PM
I asked my husband if I wore bacon flavored lip gloss if he would want to make out with me. His response: "Do they have a pepperoni pizza lip gloss?"