There are very few wants in life and for me, one of those is a great salad. If you think about it- a great salad is about perfect balance. Too much dressing and the salad will just taste like that- too little dressing and the salad is well a plate of veggies. 

I personally adore a great Lyonnaise salad. It’s the perfect balance of heat, acid, and fat. So I should tell you a fancy story about why I like this salad too, in this blog, because I’ve been reading recipe blogs and they always give you a story. 

Mine is simple. I backpacked through Europe a while back and couldn’t afford to go to Paris. It was either Paris or Rome and being Catholic- I chose Rome. I still wanted the opportunity to visit France though- so Lyon came up. 

I met a girl, Ivanka, in my hostel who introduced me to her friend, Roos, who was working in the city and the three of us explored and when it came to lunch. Roos suggested a small cafe and then suggested this salad and then I loved it. In the past, I’d never really been satisfied with just a salad- but this one was different. It was full of flavor and really filling maybe it’s because it was a warm salad versus the cold ones I’ve been used to.  

The version I tried had lardon but I understand that’s really hard to find unless you go to a specialty butcher shop. So instead I’ve just made mine with thick-cut bacon. It definitely is an Americanized version of the plate but none the less it’s still delicious. 

Below is the recipe. Let me know if it works out! 

I don’t normally cook but hey this is a new decade. I’ll be sharing more in a new cooking series. So here’s some yummy food. If you’re looking for things already made then pop on over to my san antonio food instagram to let someone else do the cooking.