Warm Chicken and Bacon Caesar Salad

This lovely warm salad is just the ticket for colder winter days. The bacon is crisped, the chicken is smoked and the dressing is home made with lemon, mustard, anchovies and poached garlic. Delicious!

Ingredients

1 large chicken smoked chicken, shredded
12 slices bacon
splash of vegetable oil
3 slices thick cut bread

To serve

Selection of winter salad leaves
50g grated Parmesan

Dressing

1 clove garlic, poached in milk or water for 3 mins and drained
2 egg yolks
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 lemon, juice only
200ml vegetable oil
2 anchovies
1 tbsp vinegar of choice
50-75g grated Parmesan, to taste

Method

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Preheat the oven to 220°C.
Pan fry the bacon in a splash of vegetable oil until crisp drain onto a tray.
Char the bread.
To make the dressing, blitz the egg yolks and Dijon mustard in a food processor. Add the garlic, lemon juice and anchovies, then slowly drizzle in the oil until thick. Add the bacon fat. If you prefer a thinner dressing, add a splash of water. Finish with the vinegar and Parmesan.
Chop up the bread for croutons with the chicken and bacon mix with the lettuce drizzle over dressing, sprinkle over the Parmesan.

Ingredients

1 large chicken smoked chicken, shredded
12 slices bacon
splash of vegetable oil
3 slices thick cut bread

To serve

Selection of winter salad leaves
50g grated Parmesan

Dressing

1 clove garlic, poached in milk or water for 3 mins and drained
2 egg yolks
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 lemon, juice only
200ml vegetable oil
2 anchovies
1 tbsp vinegar of choice
50-75g grated Parmesan, to taste

Method

Preheat the oven to 220°C.
Pan fry the bacon in a splash of vegetable oil until crisp drain onto a tray.
Char the bread.
To make the dressing, blitz the egg yolks and Dijon mustard in a food processor. Add the garlic, lemon juice and anchovies, then slowly drizzle in the oil until thick. Add the bacon fat. If you prefer a thinner dressing, add a splash of water. Finish with the vinegar and Parmesan.
Chop up the bread for croutons with the chicken and bacon mix with the lettuce drizzle over dressing, sprinkle over the Parmesan.