Balsamic and Bacon Salad Dressing

For the longest time, I've had two slices of bacon in my refrigerator. What can a person possibly do with two pieces of bacon? Seriously.

Well, I was making a basil pesto and pea pasta dish for dinner tonight. I'd already decided to add crumbled bacon to the pasta to add a little crunch and protein and decided that a salad sounded nice (and responsible). However, I only have ranch and bleu cheese dressings - neither of which sounded terribly appetizing.  So....homemade dressing it is. Might as well not waste the bacon drippings! 


I'd put a little bit of brown sugar on the bacon while it was cooking, so my dressing was a tiny bit sweet. Brown sugar and balsamic go together wonderfully, though, so it worked.