Green Beans with Warm Bacon Dressing

(from food network)

Made these for Christmas Eve and they were delicious. Bennett even said they were good!

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds green beans, trimmed

1/4 pound smoked bacon, chopped (about 3 slices...I used more) 

1/4 cup chopped shallots (about 2 shallots) 

1 garlic clove, chopped 

2 tablespoons sherry wine vinegar 

1 1/2 tablespoons Dijon mustard 

1/2 teaspoon dry mustard 

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 

1 tablespoon brown sugar (I added this because the dressing was too acidic)

Kosher salt 

1/2 cup crumbled soft fresh goat cheese 

1/4 cup dried sweetened cranberries 

Directions

1. Steam the beans in a large pot of boiling water until tender-crisp. Place the beans in a large bowl.
2. Cook the bacon in a skillet, and transfer to drain, reserving the drippings in the skillet. (I just used about 2 tablespoons of drippings). Add the shallots and garlic to the drippings. Saute over medium, 1 minute or just until soft. Add the vinegar, Dijon and dry mustard. Whisk, stirring to loosen the browned bits in the bottom of the skillet. Add brown sugar. Remove from the heat and slowly whisk in the olive oil.
3. Toss the beans with the warm dressing. Season with salt. Arrange on a serving platter. Sprinkle with the reserved bacon, goat cheese and dried cranberries. Serve immediately.