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Dice up the bacon into bite size pieces.
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Place a large skillet over medium heat and cook the bacon until crisp.
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Remove the bacon from the pan, making sure to reserve the bacon grease.
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Pour the grease into a measuring cup, you want to have 6 tablespoons of bacon grease and if you have less than that, add a little olive oil to top off the mixture.
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In a medium bowl, mix the shallot, vinegar, thyme, salt and pepper.
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Slowly add the bacon grease to the bowl while whisking.
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Add a little bit of the dressing to the tomatoes.
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Grill the tomatoes over medium heat in a grill basket, or just on the grill.
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Cook until the skins begin to crack and char.
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Roughly 4-5 minutes.
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While the tomatoes are cooking, cut the roll in half.
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Then brush the cut sides of the roll with a little of the dressing.
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Then grill the roll over direct medium heat until the bread begins to char and develop nice grill marks, but watch closing and don't burn it.
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Remove the bread from the grill and cut into large croutons.
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Arrange a bed of lettuce into individual bowls and top each with some of the bacon, tomatoes, scallions and croutons.
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Drizzle some(too taste) of the dressing over the top and enjoy.
