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Warm Chicken, Bacon and Tarragon Salad

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Warm Chicken, Bacon and Tarragon Salad with an olive oil and lemon dressing that tastes sublime!

Warm Chicken, Bacon and Tarragon Salad

My mum seems to be a never ending resource of recipes and one will just pop into my head from time to time and a quick phone call later I have the bones of one of her old dishes which half the time she’s forgotten about herself.

As the recipes are all stored in her head the quantities sometimes need a little tweaking but I think it’s good that I’m writing them down now so at least I can pass them onto my daughter.

Having launched a Fathers Day competition for Pyrex I thought I would make this dish in honour of Fathers Day using one of their fabulous lipped non-stick frying pans.  I have really enjoyed hearing what everyone’s dad’s favourite dishes are or were. I wanted to make something that would be suitable for any kind of weather as it’s been so very up and down this year, well down mainly! My dad and my husband both love this salad so that’s why I thought I’d share it with you.

I am entering this dish into Javlin Warrior’s Cookin w/luv Made with Love Mondays event as it is made from scratch and also Herbs on Saturday which is run by Karen at Lavender and Lovage as it contains tarragon.

So here’s a quick overview of how you make Warm Chicken, Bacon and Tarragon Salad:

Warm Chicken, Bacon and Tarragon Salad
First fry the bacon strips.
Warm Chicken, Bacon and Tarragon Salad
Then fry the chicken pieces.

Add the spring onions & tarragon.
Warm Chicken, Bacon and Tarragon Salad
Make up salad on plates.

Warm Chicken, Bacon and Tarragon Salad

Then pile on the chicken and bacon pieces and drizzle over the dressing – enjoy!

NB: I was not paid for this post and all opinions are my won. I received my pan along with all my other Pyrex items as part of running the Fathers Day competition. The lipped frying pan from Pyrex is currently undergoing an update and will be available again after the summer.

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Warm Chicken, Bacon and Tarragon Salad

A warm chicken, bacon and tarragon salad with an olive oil and lemon dressing that tastes sublime!
Course Main
Cuisine British
Keyword bacon, Chicken, tarragon
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 4
Author Camilla Hawkins

Ingredients

  • 240 g Good quality smoked streaky bacon cut into 2cm slices
  • 2 tbsp Rapeseed Oil
  • 500 g Chicken breast (I used mini fillets) chopped into bite size pieces
  • 1 Bunch spring onions chopped into 2cm pieces
  • 2 tsp Dried tarragon
  • 4 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1 Lemon juiced
  • Freshly ground salt and pepper
  • For salad quantities according to taste:
  • Mixed salad leaves
  • Cherry tomatoes halved
  • Avocado sliced
  • Black olives

Instructions

  • Have your salad ingredients all prepared in bowls so that you can quickly assemble when the chicken and bacon are ready.
  • Fry the bacon in the rapeseed oil gently until crispy in 2 batches if necessary (less likely to burn than olive oil).
  • Remove bacon with a slotted spoon and put to one side. Make sure any burnt bits are removed from the pan.
  • Season the chicken pieces, add to the pan and fry until opaque.
  • Then add the spring onions and tarragon and continue to fry until chicken is golden all over.
  • Assemble 4 plates of salad whilst the chicken is frying
  • Add the olive oil and lemon juice and heat through for about 30 seconds.
  • Using a slotted spoon add the chicken and spring onions to each salad in a mound in the centre and then add the crispy bacon pieces.
  • Next pour on the warm dressing left in the pan.
  • Serve on it’s own or with some crusty bread.
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Comments

  1. Amy Fidler

    26/05/2017 at 7:34 am

    Bet this is delicious,my kind of salad x

    Reply
    • Camilla

      26/05/2017 at 9:32 pm

      It really is fab Amy-)

      Reply
  2. Lisa Williams

    02/12/2015 at 1:13 pm

    This looks fab I bet the salty bacon and creamy avocado works really well together 🙂

    Reply
    • Camilla

      02/12/2015 at 1:29 pm

      Thanks Lisa, yes it really does:-)

      Reply
  3. Paul Wilson

    12/06/2015 at 12:27 am

    Almost that time again.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      12/06/2015 at 8:31 am

      Yes although you don’t have to wait until Fathers Day to make it LOL:-)

      Reply
  4. Heather Haigh

    05/04/2015 at 1:46 pm

    This sounds lovely, and just right for the changeable spring weather.

    Reply
  5. Paul Wilson

    01/02/2015 at 12:47 am

    Perhaps warm salad is the thing for this weather.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      01/02/2015 at 10:54 pm

      Ooh I’d forgotten about this recipe, so yummy, must make it soon:-)

      Reply
  6. Maddy

    17/11/2014 at 7:29 pm

    Looks and tastes delicious- win/win 🙂

    Reply
    • Camilla

      17/11/2014 at 7:32 pm

      Glad you enjoyed it:-)

      Reply
  7. Jane Middleton

    15/11/2014 at 11:43 pm

    Great light dish for the summer

    Reply
    • Camilla

      16/11/2014 at 3:35 pm

      It’s so good:-)

      Reply
  8. Farhana

    13/11/2014 at 10:27 am

    Thanks, I’m always looking for different ways of eating chicken as we eat so much of it .

    Reply
  9. Ursula Hunt

    05/06/2014 at 3:13 pm

    my dad would love this

    Reply
    • Camilla

      05/06/2014 at 4:55 pm

      It is really good;-)

      Reply
  10. Ursula Hunt

    19/05/2014 at 7:53 am

    Gorgeous and colorful looking salad

    Reply
    • Camilla

      19/05/2014 at 4:37 pm

      Thanks Ursula;-)

      Reply
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