Chicken and Bacon Salad

This chicken and bacon salad is quick and easy to prepare with lots of fresh tastes contrasting nicely with the crunchy bacon and almonds

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil

  • 3 chicken breast fillets

    (about 600g), sliced

  • 4 short cut bacon

    chopped

  • 0.5 tsp paprika

  • ½ cup slivered almonds

  • 120g mixed salad leaves

  • 1 capsicum

    seeded and sliced

  • 1 cherry tomatoes

    halved

  • ¼ cup olive oil

    extra

  • 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar

  • 0.5 tbsp wholegrain mustard

  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Allergy Advice

Contains Nuts

Equipment

  • 1 frying pan
  • 1 plate
  • 1 serving platter
  • 1 small bowl

Instructions

  1. Heat one tablespoon of oil in frying pan; sauté chicken and bacon with paprika for 3-4 minutes until chicken is cooked.
  2. Transfer chicken and bacon to a plate.
  3. Add almonds to the same frypan and sauté until golden; transfer to a separate plate.
  4. Arrange salad leaves, capsicum and tomatoes on a serving platter or individual plates.
  5. Top with chicken, bacon and almonds.
  6. Whisk extra oil, vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper together in a small bowl and drizzle over salad.
  7. Serve salad with crusty bread.

Notes

Tip
Serve salad with crusty bread.
Variation
Adapt the salad to accommodate all your favourite additions – asparagus, snow peas, hard-boiled eggs, parmesan cheese etc.

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