Chicory Salad with Dates

Summary

Ingredients

• 2 chicory
• 2 tablespoon vinegar, (white wine vinegar)
• salt
• Pepper, white, freshly ground
• 1 teaspoon honey, (acacia honey)
• 3 tablespoon oil, (nut oil)
• 80 g lamb`s lettuce
• 6 slices bacon
• 12 date (s)
• 2 tablespoon mandarin (s) wedges

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Instructions

1. Remove any withered leaves from the chicory and cut in half lengthways. Cut out the stalk in a wedge shape and cut into fine strips. Wash and drain well. If the chicory is a bit bitter, soak it for a while.
2. Sort out the lamb`s lettuce, wash and spin dry.
3. Mix together vinegar, salt, pepper and honey, fold in the oil. Halve the bacon slices, wrap a date in half a slice of bacon and pin with toothpicks. Fry the dates in a non-stick pan until crispy and brown.
4. Mix the chicory with the vinaigrette, fold in the lamb`s lettuce and mandarin wedges, arrange on plates and spread the bacon dates on top.
5. Goes well with: crispy baguette