28/10/2016
Smoked Chicken, Camembert and Spinach Salad
Crunchy croutons in a salad of chicken, camembert and spinach.
Serves:
4-6
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
- 3 slices multigrain or seeded bread, crusts removed
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 4 rashers streaky bacon, cut into strips
- 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, extra
- 1 teaspoon seeded mustard
- 125g baby spinach leaves
- 1 small red onion, sliced into rings
- 1 smoked chicken fillet, sliced
- 200g South Cape Camembert, sliced
Method
To make croutons, cut bread into squares and toss with oil, garlic salt and pepper on an oven tray. Bake at 200°C for 5-10 minutes, tossing occasionally, until golden. Fry bacon in a non-stick pan until crisp and drain on absorbent paper. Shake orange juice, extra oil and mustard together in a jar to make dressing and season to taste. Toss the onion in half the dressing and stand for 10 minutes. Mix in spinach and arrange on a serving platter. Arrange smoked chicken and South Cape Camembert amongst salad, drizzle with remaining dressing and sprinkle with bacon, croutons and pepper.
Tips
New Recipes
Coriander Turkey Meatballs in Satay Sauce
Turkey mince makes great meatballs, especially when smothered in a peanut satay sauce.
Greek Custard Rolls (Galactobureko Rolls)
These beautiful little pastry rolls with a semolina custard filling are drenched in a sweet sticky honey syrup that is…
Smoked Paprika Chicken with Apple Mint Salad
This is so much more than a chicken salad, particularly if you cook and carve the chicken and serve the…
You may also like
Coriander Turkey Meatballs in Satay Sauce
Turkey mince makes great meatballs, especially when smothered in a peanut satay sauce.
- Desserts ·
Greek Custard Rolls (Galactobureko Rolls)
These beautiful little pastry rolls with a semolina custard filling are drenched in a sweet sticky honey syrup that is so loved by the Greeks. This recipe was handed down to me by my girlfriend Kelly, so in our house,…
- Main Courses ·
Smoked Paprika Chicken with Apple Mint Salad
This is so much more than a chicken salad, particularly if you cook and carve the chicken and serve the warm slices on top of the fresh salad mix.
- Main Courses ·
Baked Sausage, Ricotta and Basil Penne
A tasty pasta bake that can be cooked in a flash.
Marinara Mornay
Seafood marinara mix in a creamy bechamel is a luscious dish as an entree or main.
- Main Courses ·
Chicken and Fennel Paella Verde
This paella blanca (although I do use a bit of saffron) is a fresh take on this Spanish classic and combines chicken, fennel, zucchini and asparagus with the zing of lemon.
- Main Courses ·
Mexi-Bake
This easy tex-mex flavoured bake makes for a satisfying midweek dinner and also freezes well.
- Sides ·
Charred Zucchini with Dill Lemon Dressing with Toasted Almonds
Charred zucchini ribbons just sing with a lemony dressing imbued with the freshness of dill.
Chargrilled Blue Mackerel with Baba Ganoush Sauce
Blue mackerel is the perfect fish for chargrilling and this creamy style eggplant baba ganoush gives it a middle eastern mood.
- Entrees ·
Greek Island Squid with Ouzo Tomato Salsa
This is a unique way to cook squid rings by frying them first before tossing in an ouzo spiked tomato salsa.