Charred pea + lettuce salad w/ bacon, goat’s cheese + mint

Name: Charred pea + lettuce salad w/ bacon, goat’s cheese + mint
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Serves 6–8
Ingredients: 60 g (2 oz) baby English spinach, washed and dried; 1 lemon, cut into 4 wedges; ½ bunch mint, leaves picked; 120 g (4½ oz) Meredith goat’s cheese, crumbled; 60 ml (2 fl oz/¼ cup) light olive oil; 300 g (10½ oz) streaky bacon; salt flakes; 3 baby cos (romaine) lettuces; 250 g (9 oz) sugar-snap peas, trimmed; freshly ground black pepper

Preparation info

Serves
6–8

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
35 min

Appears in

Chefs Host Christmas Too

By Darren Purchese

Published 2018

About

I love all of these ingredients, so why not put them all together? This salad will add freshness, colour and crunch to any celebration table, and the smokiness of the charred vegetables really takes this to a new level.

Ingredients

300 g (10½ oz) streaky bacon
60 ml (2

Side dish
Gluten-free
December
Winter

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) and line a baking tray with baking paper. Lay the bacon on the tray, drizzle with a little oil, then place in the oven and cook for 10 minutes, or until crispy. Transfer the bacon to a plate.
Heat a barbecue grill plat