RECIPE

Warm Vegetable Salad with a Smoked Bacon Dressing

Name: Warm Vegetable Salad with a Smoked Bacon Dressing
Ingredients: ½ cup smoked bacon ( diced); 1 large clove garlic (minced); 3 spring onions (thinly sliced); 1 yellow pepper (sliced thinly); 1 red pepper (sliced thinly); 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar; 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 tsp honey (to taste); ½ cup baby spinach; 1 zucchini (sliced into ribbons); Croutons (stale bread toasted with olive oil, herbs and salt/pepper); Parmesan shavings; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; Olive oil for frying; Dill sprigs, to garnish

Catherine’s Farmhouse Kitchen: Quarantine Edition

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Warm Vegetable Salad with a Smoked Bacon Dressing

Servings 4 servings

Ingredients

½ cup smoked bacon diced
1 large clove garlic minced
3 spring onions thinly sliced
1 yellow pepper sliced thinly
1 red pepper sliced thinly
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp honey (to taste)
½ cup baby spinach
1 zucchini sliced into ribbons
Croutons (stale bread toasted with olive oil, herbs and salt/pepper)
Parmesan shavings
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Olive oil for frying
Dill sprigs, to garnish

Instructions

To prepare the vegetables,

Place the diced bacon in a frying pan with some oil and heat until crisp.
Add the spring onions, yellow and red pepper slices and garlic.
Sauté the peppers until just cooked, before pouring in the balsamic vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, honey, salt and freshly ground black pepper.

To serve,

Arrange the zucchini ribbons and baby spinach nicely on the serving plates.
Scatter over the warm pepper / bacon mix.
Scatter the croutons, dill sprigs and parmesan shavings over and serve immediately.