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Chicken and Bacon Salad with Gherkins

Chicken and Bacon Salad with Gherkins

We roasted a whole Chicken on Saturday. We  never manage to eat a whole Chicken in one sitting between the two of us, so we had the best part of half of the meat in the fridge. It really was too warm last night for another cooked meal so we opted for a quick Chicken and Bacon salad which only needed the Bacon grilling and a Potato boiling.

Ingredients:-

Cooked Chicken, stripped and cubed
4 Rashers of Bacon, grilled and cut into strips
2 Spring Onion, sliced
2 Gherkins, finely chopped
Black Pepper
Mayonnaise
1 Large Potato. Boiled, cooled and cubed
A squeeze of Lime juice

Method:-

(1) Reserve the green tops from the Spring Onions and a little of the chopped Bacon.
(2) Mix everything else in a large bowl.
(3) Serve over a fresh green salad.
(4) Dress with the remaining Spring Onion and Bacon.

We still had a little left over, but that was doomed to become my breakfast!

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Ingredients for the Hollandaise Sauce:-

100g of Butter (Margarine), melted
2 Egg Yolkes
1 Tsp of White Wine Vinegar
Salt & Pepper

Method:-

(1) Whisk the Egg Yolks and White Wine Vinegar in a bowl.
(2) Place the bowl of a pan of simmering water, making sure the bowl is not immersed in the water.
(3) Slowly pour in the melted Butter while continuously whisking, until the sauce has thickened.
(4) Season with Salt & Pepper.

Additional Ingredients:-

A thick slice of Sour Dough bread per person (Gluten free for us)
Spinach
Chicken Burgers
Streaky Bacon
Vinegar
2 Eggs per person
Margarine
Fresh (Home grown) Parsley to garnish

Method:-

(1) Grill the Bacon until it is crispy.
(2) Gently fry the Burgers until they are browned on both sides and set aside under a warm grill.
(3) In a frying pan gently wilt the Spinach in a little Margarine.
(4) Toast the bread on both sides and set aside.
(5) Bring a pan of water to the boil and stir in a little Vinegar.
(6) Swirl the water and then poach the Eggs individually.
(7) Build by adding the wilted Spinach to the toasted bread. Next cut the Burgers in half and add them. Now add the poached Eggs. Pour the Hollandaise Sauce over the top and dress with the crispy Bacon and a sprinkle of Parsley.

This really was a very tasty meal. The Bread and Burgers were both yellow sticker finds. So although it looks a bit fancy this recipe was well within budget!
 

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