Warm chicken salad recipe
- 2 tbsp orange or lemon juice
- 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil or walnut oil
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 large piece crusty bread cut into cubes
- 2 chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 55 g (1.9oz) bacon lardons
- 30 g (1.1oz) pecan nuts, chopped
- 2 handfuls salad leaves
- Heat the oven to 200C/Fan 180C/gas mark 6.
- Make the dressing by mixing the orange/lemon juice with the oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Put 1 tbsp oil in a small roasting tin, add the bread and coat in the oil.
- Put in the oven for 8 minutes, turning the bread over halfway through the cooking time.
- Season the chicken with salt and pepper.
- Heat a further tablespoon of oil in a non stick frying pan and fry the chicken pieces.
- Remove to a plate once cooked through.
- Add the bacon and stir fry for a couple of minutes.
- Add the pecan nuts for the last couple of minutes.
- Put the salad leaves in a bowl and scatter over the chicken, bacon, pecan nuts and bread croutons.
- Drizzle the dressing over the salad and serve immediately.
orange, extra virgin olive oil, olive oil, crusty bread, chicken breasts, bacon, nuts, salad leaves
Taken from www.lovefood.com/guide/recipes/42833/warm-chicken-salad-recipe (may not work)