Avocado, bacon and watercress salad

Name: Avocado, bacon and watercress salad
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon horseradish cream; ½ teaspoon light brown sugar; 4 rindless bacon rashers, roughly chopped; 2 celery stalks, thinly sliced; 1 red onion, thinly sliced; 60 g (2¼ oz/2 cups) watercress sprigs; 2 ripe avocados; 2 teaspoons lemon juice; 1 large roma (plum) tomato, diced; 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Simple Table

By Michele Cranston

Published 2016

About

This is one of those salads that’s all about a balance of flavours. The horseradish and watercress deliver a hot, peppery bite, which is, in turn, softened by the richness of the avocado and bacon and the light freshness of the celery and tomato.

Ingredients

Horseradish Dressing

1 tablespoon horseradish cream
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2

Garnish
Main course
Gluten-free

Method

To make the horseradish dressing, combine the horseradish cream, olive oil, lemon juice and brown sugar in a bowl. Stir to combine, then season with freshly ground black pepper.

Heat a non-stick frying pan over medium heat and add the bacon. Cook until browned and crispy, then remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towel. Add the onion to the pan and cook for 5-8 minutes, or unt