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Greek Green Salad With Smoked Pork
A super tasty and healthy green salad with smoked pork, the perfect starter or light meal.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp pine nuts
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
- 100 g smoked pork/lardons/pancetta
- 1/2 pomegranate seeds (juice for the dressing)
- 2 tbsp toasted croutons make your own by chopping bread into cubes, drizzle with oil and bake at 180C for 10 mins
- 200 g mixed salad leaves frisee, radicchio, lambs lettuce and rocket etc
Salad dressing
- 3 tbsp good quality extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 orange juice and zest
- 1 tsp fresh thyme chopped
- 2 tsp standard balsamic vinegar
- 1 tsp clear honey
- black pepper
Instructions
- Gently toast the pine nuts in a dry pan for approx 2 minutes until just golden and releasing their aroma, set aside.
- Toast the sesame seeds in the same way but for only about 30-60 seconds, you don't want them to burn, set aside
- Use the same pan to fry the smoked pork/pancetta until golden and well cooked
- Make the dressing by mixing and juice from the pomegranate with the other dressing ingredients in a jam jar and shake well
- Arrange leaves in a large bowl and add the other ingredients then drizzle over the dressing
Notes
Croutons - make your own by chopping bread into cubes, drizzle with oil and bake at 180C for 10 mins.
Mixed salad leaves - frisee, radicchio, lambs lettuce and rocket etc
Nutrition
Calories: 617kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 12gFat: 48gSaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 33mgSodium: 465mgPotassium: 564mgFiber: 5gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 1257IUVitamin C: 49mgCalcium: 83mgIron: 3mg
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