Ingredients

• 2 back bacon slices
• fat trimmed
• 1 Little Gem lettuce
• leaves separated
• chopped
• 1 avocado
• peeled
• stone removed
• chopped
• squeeze of lemon juice
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• ¼ garlic clove
• crushed
• ¼ tsp Dijon mustard
• 2 thick slices bread
• cut into chunks
• 1 tbsp oil

Directions

• Heat a large frying pan and fry the bacon until it is crisp and browned on both sides. When the bacon is cool enough to handle slice into thin pieces
• trimming any visible fat off.
• Put all of the salad ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
• For the dressing
• put all the dressing ingredients in a bowl and combine thoroughly to form a smooth dressing.
• For the croutons
• heat the oil in a frying pan and
• when hot
• add the bread cubes. Cook 2-3 minutes
• or until golden.
• Add the croutons to the salad bowl and drizzle over the salad dressing.