INGREDIENTS

    Collard Greens
  • 12 slices apple-smoked bacon, chopped
  • 2 bunches collard greens, center stems removed
  • 1 onion , thinly sliced
  • coarse black pepper (4 turns)
  • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

    • Honey mustard Drizzle

  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/2 cup coarse grain mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice

DIRECTIONS

  1. Boil 4 quarts of water in a large pot.Chop 12 slices of bacon into bits; place the bits in a stainless steel skillet; slowly brown while rendering fat.When bacon is brown, remove bacon from skillet (saving the bacon fat); set aside.
  2. Roll up bunches of collard greens cigar-style and slice into 1/4-inch slices.
  3. Place sliced greens in boiling water.Return skillet with bacon fat to heat; add thinly sliced onions; sauté for 1 minute.
  4. Using tongs, remove greens from water and place in skillet.
  5. Add black pepper and apple cider vinegar; cook for 5 minutes.
  6. Garnish with bacon bits.
  7. Honey mustard drizzle: Whisk together all ingredients in a bowl.Drizzle over greens.