Avocado, bacon and blueberry salad recipe
A tasty salad that's super quick to make - packed with creamy avocado, peppery rocket and smoky bacon, and topped with a delicious fruity dressing.
See method- Serves 4
- 10 mins to prepare and 5 mins to cook
- 290 calories / serving
- Dairy-free
Ingredients
- 8 rashers smoked streaky bacon
- 100g rocket
- 1 large avocado, chopped
- 100g blueberries
For the dressing
- 50g (2oz) blueberries
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp clear honey
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 1200kJ 290.0kcal
- Fat
- 25g
- Saturates
- 6g
- Salt
- 1.5g
- Sugars
- 6g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 8.3gProtein 7.8gFibre 1.3g
Method
- Heat a nonstick frying pan over a high heat and cook the bacon for 2 minutes on each side, until crisp. Set aside to cool completely.
- Meanwhile, make the dressing. Put the blueberries, oil, vinegar, mustard and honey into the bowl of a food processor (or use a stick blender) and whizz to combine. Season well.
- In a serving bowl, toss together the rocket, avocado and blueberries, then crumble over the bacon and drizzle with the blueberry dressing.
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