Grilled Peach, Fennel & Bacon Salad
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yield: 1
 
Ingredients
  • 1 large yellow peach, washed
  • Butter to cook
  • Handful rocket
  • ¼ cup fennel, washed & shaved
  • 1 tablespoon raw walnuts, whizzed or roughly chopped
  • 1 tablespoon raw almonds, whizzed or roughly chopped
  • 3 stalks fresh mint, leaves picked & roughly torn
  • ⅓ cup fetta, crumbled
  • 1-2 nitrate-free bacon eye rashers
  • 1½ teaspoons extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
  • Ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
  1. Spread butter well & heat in a griddle or frypan on medium-high heat
  2. Slice cheeks & flesh off peaches
  3. Add to pan once hot
  4. Cook a few minutes each side until golden & cooked through
  5. Set aside to keep warm
  6. Grill in batches if required with additional butter
  7. Whilst grilling peaches, add rocket, fennel, nuts, mint & fetta to a bowl
  8. Add oil & pepper to taste, combining well
  9. Once peaches are done, grill bacon in the same pan
  10. Cook for a few minutes each side until starting to curl and turning golden
  11. Serve salad peaches and bacon atop salad
Notes
This recipe is possible without a griddle pan, though note that there will be no grill marks on the fruit.
Recipe by Nadia Felsch at https://nadiafelsch.com/2015/01/27/grilled-peach-fennel-bacon-salad/