Recipe: Prune Bacon Salad

Prune Bacon Salad Sandwich.

Don’t knock it till you’ve tried it! I bought a huge bag of prunes on sale from Bella Viva Orchards, my favorite source of dried fruit. Then I happened on Prunes for Epicures, a 1933 publication of the United Prune Growers of California. Kismet! Makes 4 sandwiches or salad servings.

Ingredients:
1 c prunes, cooked (see below)
8 slices bacon, cooked crisp
2 T chopped dill pickles or pickle relish
2 T Dijon mustard

Prunes for Epicures.

Directions: soften the prunes by simmering in water to cover for 30 minutes, or microwave 4 minutes then rest 4 minutes. Drain the liquid (which you can drink with a slice of lemon if you like) and chop the prunes fine. Crumble the bacon with the prunes and mix with pickles and mustard. Serve in a sandwich with mayonnaise, lettuce and sliced tomato or as a salad in a lettuce cup.