Name: Iceberg lettuce salad with bacon, pine nuts and buttermilk dressing
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8 - 10
Ingredients: 80 gm pine nuts; 12 thin rashers of belly bacon; 2 iceberg lettuces, cut into wedges; 1 cup (firmly packed) mixed torn herbs, such as chopped chives, dill sprigs and flat-leaf parsley; Buttermilk dressing; 160 ml buttermilk; 50 ml lemon juice; 50 ml mild-flavoured extra-virgin olive oil; 2 heaped tbsp finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano; 2 tsp Dijon mustard

Iceberg lettuce salad with bacon, pine nuts and buttermilk dressing

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for iceberg lettuce salad with bacon, pine nuts and buttermilk dressing.

Serves 8 - 10

Prep

15M

Cook

35M

Total

50M

Ingredients

80 gm pine nuts

12 thin rashers of belly bacon

2 iceberg lettuces, cut into wedges

1 cup (firmly packed) mixed torn herbs, such as chopped chives, dill sprigs and flat-leaf parsley

Buttermilk dressing

160 ml buttermilk

50 ml lemon juice

50 ml mild-flavoured extra-virgin olive oil

2 heaped tbsp finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano

2 tsp Dijon mustard

Method

Main

1.Preheat oven to 200C. Roast pine nuts on an oven tray, shaking occasionally, until light golden (5-7 minutes). Cool on tray, stirring occasionally.

2.Roast bacon on a tray lined with baking paper, turning occasionally, until crisp and golden (about 20 minutes). Set aside to cool, then break into shards and set aside.

3.For buttermilk dressing, shake ingredients well in a sealed jar, season to taste and refrigerate until required.

4.To serve, arrange lettuce in a large bowl, drizzle with dressing, then scatter with bacon, pine nuts and herbs.

Styling by Lisa Featherby

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