Chicory, bacon and pear salad with honey dressing

Name: Chicory, bacon and pear salad with honey dressing
Total time: 20 min
Yield: serves 2
Ingredients: bacon 4 slices; chicory 2 heads, leaves roughly torn; lamb’s lettuce 50g; pears 2, cored and cut into thin wedges; walnuts 50g; olive oil 3 tbsp; lemon juice 1 tbsp juice; runny honey 2 tsp; Dijon mustard 1 tsp

20 minutes
serves 2
A little effort

This is a really quick and easy salad to inspire you midweek. The contrasting sweet and savoury elements work really well together. Chicory is available all year round, but the British season is January to March.

December 19, 2014 at 2:27 pm

Ingredients

bacon 4 slices
chicory 2 heads, leaves roughly torn
lamb’s lettuce 50g
pears 2, cored and cut into thin wedges
walnuts 50g
olive oil 3 tbsp
lemon juice 1 tbsp juice
runny honey 2 tsp
Dijon mustard 1 tsp

Method

Step 1

Grill the bacon until crisp and golden then drain on kitchen paper and cut into small pieces. Whisk together the dressing ingredients and season. Mix the chicory, lamb’s lettuce and pears together in a bowl with the dressing. Scatter the walnuts and bacon over and serve.