Caesar Salad (with Chicken)

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 anchovy fillets, oil reserved
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons oil (olive oil, or a mixture of olive oil and the reserved anchovy oil can be used)
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 4 thick slices bread, crusts removed
• 20 g butter (more or less if needed)
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 2 eggs
• 500 g chicken, cut into 2cm pieces
• 4 slices bacon, cut into 3cm pieces
• 1 cos lettuce, leaves separated, washed, roughly chopped
• 3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 180°c.
• 2 to make the dressing, use a mortar and pestle to combine the anchovy fillets, lemon juice, oil and worcestershire sauce.
• 3 for the croutons, butter both sides of bread and spread with minced garlic. cut into 1.5cm cubes and place on a line baking tray. bake for 10 minutes or until golden a toasted.
• 4 in a small saucepan of boiling water add the eggs and boil for 2 minutes, or use your own tried and true method to produce a semi-soft boiled egg (you want the yolk to still be slightly runny). remove and allow to cool.
• 5 heat a small amount of oil in a fry-pan. add the chicken and bacon and fry until the chicken has cooked through. remove from pan and set aside.
• 6 when the eggs are cool enough to handle, peel and chop into small pieces.
• 7 combine the lettuce, croutons, chicken, bacon, egg, extra anchovies and parmesan. drizzle with dressing and toss to combine.
• 8 serve immediately.