{"id":2191,"date":"2022-04-06T10:19:28","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T10:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/?p=2191"},"modified":"2022-04-06T10:19:28","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T10:19:28","slug":"crispy-bacon-and-shredded-cabbage-salad-served-with-spier-signature-chardonnay-pinot-noir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/2022\/04\/06\/crispy-bacon-and-shredded-cabbage-salad-served-with-spier-signature-chardonnay-pinot-noir\/","title":{"rendered":"Crispy bacon and shredded cabbage salad served with Spier Signature Chardonnay\/Pinot Noir"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><strong>Content <\/strong>Supplied.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bacon makes everything better. Here, it turns a humble cabbage salad into a festive centrepiece, especially if you add dried cranberries \u2014 little red jewels that elevate this even further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to, double up the punchy vinaigrette, using half of it to dress the salad and serve the rest in a little jug on the side. This dish perfectly matches the strawberry notes of the elegantly understated Spier Signature Chardonnay\/Pinot Noir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Serves 4<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">For the vinaigrette:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>30 ml lemon juice<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>30 ml olive oil<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1 clove garlic, finely grated<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>15 ml wholegrain mustard<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5-10 ml honey (optional)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>salt and pepper<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Add all the ingredients to a medium-size jar, then shake vigorously to mix. Serve with the salad below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">For the salad:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>200 g smoked streaky bacon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00bd green cabbage, shredded or finely sliced<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00bd red onion, finely sliced<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00bd cup dried cranberries<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a handful of fresh coriander leaves<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fry the bacon in a hot pan until crispy, then remove from the heat and drain on kitchen paper. Use a sharp knife to cut into smaller chunks, then set aside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Add the cabbage, red onion, cranberries, half the coriander and half of the chopped bacon to a mixing bowl. Add half the dressing and toss to coat, then transfer to a platter and top with the remaining coriander and bacon. Drizzle all over with the rest of the vinaigrette just before serving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Spier wines can be tasted and purchased at the farm in Stellenbosch, and are widely available in stores and <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.spier.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">online<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bacon makes everything better. Here, it turns a humble cabbage salad into a festive centrepiece, especially if you add dried cranberries \u2014 little red jewels that elevate this even further.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2192,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food-wine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2191"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2191\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2193,"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2191\/revisions\/2193"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}