Crispy bacon salad with roasted cherry tomatoes and avocado recipe
Bored of your usual lunch options? Break out of your rut with this flavoursome salad. Oven-roasted tomatoes, crispy bacon and creamy avocado, all tossed in a sweet and tangy honey and mustard vinaigrette.
See method- Serves 4
- 10 mins to prepare and 55 mins to cook
- 367 calories / serving
- Dairy-free
Ingredients
- 280g pack Tesco Finest Moruno tomatoes, halved
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 2tsp grain mustard
- 2tsp runny honey
- 1 x 175g pack unsmoked back bacon rashers
- 2 ripe avocados
- 200g watercress salad
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 1520kJ 367.0kcal
- Fat
- 31g
- Saturates
- 7g
- Salt
- 1.6g
- Sugars
- 7g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 8.4gProtein 10.9gFibre 5.5g
Method
- Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 3, 170°C, 325°F. Spread the tomatoes on a baking tray, season, drizzle with ½ of the oil and 1tbsp of the vinegar. Roast for 45mins or so until softened and caramelised on the edges.
- In a large bowl, mix together the rest of the oil, vinegar, mustard and honey.
- Grill or fry the bacon and roughly chop. Peel and slice the avocado. Add to the bowl of dressing with the salad.
- Season and toss everything together well. Pile onto plates, dot the tomatoes around and serve immediately.
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