Maple And Chicory Bacon Salad

Name: Maple And Chicory Bacon Salad
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 6 maple cured, back bacon rashers; 2 sweet potatoes, scrubbed and cut into small cubes; 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil; Black pepper; 2 whole chicory leaves removed; Handful rocket leaves; 3 passion fruit, cut in half and seeds sieved but juice and seeds reserved; Zest and juice of 1 satsuma

cooking time
30 minutes

cooking skill
Easy

serves
2 people

Ingredients

6 maple cured, back bacon rashers
2 sweet potatoes, scrubbed and cut into small cubes
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
Black pepper
2 whole chicory leaves removed
Handful rocket leaves
3 passion fruit, cut in half and seeds sieved but juice and seeds reserved
Zest and juice of 1 satsuma

Method

Preheat the oven to 200°C, 180°C Fan, Gas Mark 6.

Place the sweet potato on a baking tray in a single layer, drizzle with oil and season. Bake for about 30 minutes until soft. Cool slightly.

Preheat the grill to moderate and cook the bacon rashers until crispy. Cool slightly and cut each rasher in half.

Place the chicory and rocket into a bowl. Whisk together the passion fruit juice plus 1 tablespoon of the sieved seeds, satsuma zest and juice and oil.

Add the sweet potatoes and bacon to the leaves. Toss lightly. Pour over the dressing and serve immediately.