What to eat this month
Eat Seasonably Caramelized Onion, Bacon, Pinenut & Curly Lettuce salad
The sweet onion in this recipe is a brilliant way to lift a curly lettuce. This is one salad that will liven up the dullest diet!
What you need
Serves 4
- 3 tbsp Olive oil
- 8 Rashers of streaky bacon
- 2 Red Onions, peeled, cut in half & each half cut into 4
- 100g pinenuts
- 6 Sprigs of Sage
- 2 tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
- 1 Curly Lettuce, washed & roughly tear the larger leaves
- Parmesan shavings to serve
- Freshly Ground Black pepper
Directions
Preheat the grill
Grill the bacon until crispy
Heat the oil in a frying pan, add the onions cooking for 10-15 minutes until soft & caramelized
Add the pinenuts & sage to the onions and continue to cook until the pinenuts are browned
Put the bacon, onions and pine nuts into a bowl with the vinegar & curly lettuce and tossing all the ingredients together
Serve with parmesan shaving & a little black pepper on top
