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Salads
Escarole and bacon
Lettuce-like escarole is the mildest of the endive/chicory/radicchio family. Salty, smoked bacon sets off its slightly bitter taste beautifully. A good addition to this salad is crunchy slices of sweet apple.
Ingredients
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp red vinegar
- 1 tsp honey
- 115g streaky smoked bacon, diced, ideally quite fatty
- balsamic or sherry vinegar
- 1 head escarole
- salt and pepper
Method
Prep time:
5 min
PT5M
Cooking time:
10 min
PT10M
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Step 1
First make the dressing by combining the mustard, oil, vinegar and honey. Season to taste.
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Step 2
Discard any ratty outer leaves of the escarole. Roughly chop.
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Step 3
Fry the bacon until just starting to crisp. Add the to the hot pan to deglaze. Remove from the heat and stir in a little of the dressing.
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Step 4
Toss the bacon and the warm dressing with the escarole and serve immediately as a starter.