

Maple And Chicory Bacon Salad

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
1
Preheat the oven to 200°C, 180°C Fan, Gas Mark 6.
2
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.
3
Preheat the grill to moderate and cook the bacon rashers until crispy. Cool slightly and cut each rasher in half.
4
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.
5
Add the sweet potatoes and bacon to the leaves. Toss lightly. Pour over the dressing and serve immediately.