WARM BACON AND CHICKEN LIVER SALAD
WARM BACON AND CHICKEN LIVER SALAD
WARM BACON AND CHICKEN LIVER SALAD

Ingredients
  • 200g/7oz chicken livers
  • trimmed
  • 2 tbsp plain flour
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 50g/1¾oz ciabatta
  • cut into cubes
  • 25g/1oz unsalted butter
  • 50g/1¾oz bacon lardons
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • handful mixed herbs
  • such as parsley
  • chives
  • basil
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • ½ lemon
  • juice only
  • 1 garlic clove
  • crushed
  • 1 tsp clear honey
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
  • For the chicken livers
  • wipe the livers with kitchen paper
  • then coat them with the flour and shake off any excess.
  • For the ciabatta cubes
  • heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the ciabatta cubes until crisp and golden-brown. Set aside in a bowl.
  • In the same pan
  • melt the butter and fry the bacon lardons until crisp and golden-brown. Remove the bacon from the pan and transfer it to the bowl
  • leaving the remaining fat in the pan.
  • Add the chicken livers to the pan and fry for 1½ minutes on each side
  • or until golden-brown and completely cooked through. Add the livers to the bowl with the ciabatta cubes and bacon
  • season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and mix well.
  • For the dressing
  • place the oil and mustard into a bowl and whisk together until thickened. Add the lemon juice
  • garlic and honey. Season
  • to taste
  • with salt and freshly ground black pepper and mix well.
  • Add the herbs to the bowl with the dressing and stir well to coat the leaves.
  • To serve
  • place the dressed herbs onto a plate with the chicken livers
  • bacon and ciabatta cubes on top.