The key rule for this recipe is choosing quality over quantity. Select a good fruit forward wine to serve with it and any cheese you favor like Manchego, Comte, Humboldt Fog or even Point Reyes Blue. The flavors will not disappoint.

Makes 1 Large Family Style Salad

Candied Pepper Bacon:

• 4 pieces Applewood Smoked Bacon
• 1 tablespoon Brown Sugar
• 1 pinch Cracked Black Pepper

Sprinkle ingredients over bacon and bake on foil lined rimmed sheet at 350 for 25 mins or until crispy.

Vinaigrette:

• 1/3 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oli
• 2 tablespoons Apple Cider Vinegar
• 2 tablespoons Champagne Vinegar
• 1 tablespoon French Dijon Mustard (grainy or smooth)
• 1 tablespoon All Natural Honey
• 1 Shallot, diced
• 1 dash Kosher Sea Salt and Ground Pepper
• 1 Gala Apple, cut in matchsticks and preserved in lemon bath
• 1/4 cup Comte, shaved or crumbled
• 4 cups Frisée

In a heavy skillet toast the walnuts for a few minutes and sprinkle over frisée, crumbled bacon and cheese. In the same skillet brown the shallot in some of the bacon fat over medium with a pinch of salt and pepper. Add the apple cider vinegar and remove the fond with a wooden spoon. Whisk in remaining ingredients and drizzle warm dressing over salad.