Cocktails that pair with

Salad With Bacon

Across 8 related dishes — most-paired first.

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Gimlet

6 dishes

Shaken sours

Gin and fresh lime — as stripped-down as a sour gets.

Why it works

Light, citrus-driven, lightly herbal pours mirror vinaigrette acid and fresh greens.

Works with Salad With Bacon · Rucola Salad With Bacon · Spinach Salad With Bacon · Warm Potato Salad With Bacon +2 more Salad With Bacon · Rucola Salad With Bacon · Spinach Salad With Bacon · Warm Potato Salad With Bacon · Warm Spinach Salad With Bacon · Salad With Bacon Bits, Red Grapes, Cashews With Sweet Vinaigrette Dressing

Gin & Tonic

6 dishes

Vodka & gin

Botanical, refreshing, endlessly flexible.

Why it works

Light, citrus-driven, lightly herbal pours mirror vinaigrette acid and fresh greens.

Works with Salad With Bacon · Rucola Salad With Bacon · Spinach Salad With Bacon · Warm Potato Salad With Bacon +2 more Salad With Bacon · Rucola Salad With Bacon · Spinach Salad With Bacon · Warm Potato Salad With Bacon · Warm Spinach Salad With Bacon · Salad With Bacon Bits, Red Grapes, Cashews With Sweet Vinaigrette Dressing

Aperol Spritz

Aperitivo & low-ABV

Aperol, Prosecco, soda water, orange slice. Sunset orange — Italian summer.

Why it works with Wedge Salad With Bacon & Maytag Bleu Cheese

Citrus-bright, lightly bitter, or aged-sweet pours all flex with mozzarella, parmesan, and the in-between.

Manhattan

Classic & stirred

Rye, sweet vermouth, bitters, brandied cherry. The quintessential brown-spirit cocktail.

Why it works with Grilled Pear Salad With Bacon, Roquefort And Port Vinaigrette

Salty-sweet, big-bodied, sometimes-smoky pours wrestle blue's pungent funk into balance.

Sazerac

Classic & stirred

Rye, absinthe rinse, sugar, Peychauds bitters. New Orleans dark and aromatic.

Why it works with Grilled Pear Salad With Bacon, Roquefort And Port Vinaigrette

Salty-sweet, big-bodied, sometimes-smoky pours wrestle blue's pungent funk into balance.