Thyme & Bacon Roasted Chicory

• 2 large heads of white chicory
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 3 bay leaves
• 3 thyme sprigs
• 6 peeled whole garlic cloves
• 3 slices dry-cured back bacon
• 2 hunks of wholemeal bread

1. 1. Preheat the oven to fan 180C/conventional 200C/gas 6. Trim away the stalk ends of the heads of chicory, discard any limp outer leaves and quarter the vegetables lengthways.
2. 2. Brush a shallow baking dish with 2 tbsp olive oil, then add the chicory. Tuck the bay leaves and thyme sprigs in between the chicory, scatter the peeled whole garlic cloves on top and drizzle over 2 more tbsp olive oil and salt and pepper to taste. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
3. 3. Cut the bacon into strips and scatter over the chicory, then return the dish, uncovered, to the oven for about 30 minutes until the bacon is crisp. Serve straight from the oven, with hunks of wholemeal bread.
4. 225 kcalories, protein 9g, carbohydrate 5g, fat 19 g, saturated fat 4g, fibre 1g, salt 1.76g

white chicory, olive oil, bay leaves, thyme, garlic, bacon, wholemeal bread

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/thyme-bacon-roasted-chicory-50072612 (may not work)