Maple Pepper Candied Bacon BLT Sliders with Giardiniera Aioli

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Maple Pepper Candied Bacon:

1/4 cup maple sugar

1 tablespoon freshly cracked black pepper

1 teaspoon freshly cracked pink peppercorns

1 pound thick-cut bacon

Nonstick cooking spray, for the rack

Giardiniera Aioli:

1 cup mayonnaise

1/4 cup hot giardiniera, chopped fine

3 tablespoons ketchup

2 tablespoons stone-ground mustard

1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic

Sandwich:

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

2 Maui or Vidalia onions, sliced

Balsamic vinegar, for deglazing

Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper

One 12-ounce package sweet slider rolls, such as King's Hawaiian, split, buttered with salted butter and lightly griddled until golden

1 Roma tomato, sliced medium-thick

4 crispy leaves romaine lettuce, shredded