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California Dreaming Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing Recipe
The sort of salad that has all the toppings: ham, bacon, lettuce, tomato.. you name it, it's here!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 2
Calories: 860 kcal
Course:
Lunch
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 Little gem lettuce shredded
- 30 g grated cheddar cheese about a handful
- 6 cherry tomatoes halved
- 1 spring onion chopped
- Handful almonds
- 2 Ham sliced any type of ham is good
- 2 eggs hard boiled
- 300 g Bacon lardons
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 3/4 cup orange juice
- 1 tsp honey
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Wash all your salad bits. Boil up some water for your egg. Chop your lettuce in shreds and place in the bowl you wish to serve in. Cut your tomatoes in half and slice your spring onions. Add to the bowl too. Pop your egg into the boiling water and boil for 10 minutes on a rolling boil.
- Slice your ham and grate your cheddar cheese. Add to the bowl.
- Once your egg has boiled, take out and place in a bowl of cold water. Leave to cool for a minute or two. Carefully peel the egg and cut in halves. Add to the bowl, along with the sliced almonds.
- Now to make the dressing. Add the oil to pan and fry off the lardons until crisp. Remove from the pan.
- Pour the 3/4 cup orange juice into the pan along with the 1 tbsp dijon mustard - whisk until smooth. Add in 1 tsp honey and whisk.
- Sprinkle the bacon lardons over the salad and pour over the honey mustard dressing.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
860kcal
(43%)
Carbohydrates
17g
(6%)
Protein
81g
(162%)
Fat
54g
(83%)
Saturated Fat
28g
(140%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
10g
Trans Fat
0.01g
Cholesterol
410mg
(137%)
Sodium
5084mg
(212%)
Potassium
514mg
(15%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
13g
(26%)
Vitamin A
2108IU
(42%)
Vitamin C
60mg
(67%)
Calcium
162mg
(16%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 860
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 860kcal | 43% |
| Carbohydrates | 17g | 6% |
| Protein | 81g | 162% |
| Fat | 54g | 83% |
| Saturated Fat | 28g | 140% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 410mg | 137% |
| Sodium | 5084mg | 212% |
| Potassium | 514mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 2108IU | 42% |
| Vitamin C | 60mg | 67% |
| Calcium | 162mg | 16% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.