Bacon and Warm Pesto Roasted Winter Veg Salad
with Oregano Potato Chunks, Croutons and Greek Style Salad Cheese
Fall in love with salads again with our Bacon and Warm Pesto Roasted Winter Veg Salad. Courgette, bell pepper, potatoes and baby plum tomatoes give this dish Mediterranean inspired flavour whilst still getting your veg in.
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
Ingredients
1 unit(s)
Baking Potato
1 sachet(s)
Dried Oregano
12 milliliter(s)
Balsamic Vinegar
(Contains: Sulphites)
32 grams
Pesto
(Contains: Milk)
1 unit(s)
Bell Pepper
125 grams
Baby Plum Tomatoes
1 unit(s)
Ciabatta
(Contains: Wheat, Barley, Cereals containing gluten May contain traces of: Cereals containing gluten, Rye)
1 unit(s)
Courgette
(May contain traces of: Celery)
50 grams
Baby Leaf Mix
50 grams
Greek Style Salad Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
90 grams
British Smoked Bacon Lardons
Not included in your delivery
½ tsp
Sugar for the Dressing
½ tbsp
Olive Oil for the Dressing
Nutritional information
Utensils
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas mark 7.
Chop the potato into 2cm chunks (no need to peel). Pop the chunks onto a large baking tray. Drizzle with oil, sprinkle over the dried oregano, then season with salt and pepper.
Toss to coat, then spread out in a single layer. TIP: Use two baking trays if necessary.
When the oven is hot, roast on the top shelf until golden, 25-35 mins. Turn halfway through.
Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the balsamic vinegar, pesto, sugar and olive oil for the dressing (see pantry for both amounts).
Season with salt and pepper - this is your pesto dressing.
Halve the bell pepper and discard the core and seeds. Slice into thin strips.
Pop the sliced pepper and baby plum tomatoes onto one side of another large baking tray. Drizzle with oil, season with salt and pepper, then toss to coat.
Roast the veg on the middle shelf until soft and slightly charred, 15-18 mins.
Meanwhile, tear the ciabatta into roughly 2cm chunks.
When the veg has 10 mins left of roasting time, add the ciabatta chunks onto the other side of the veg tray. Drizzle with oil, season with salt and pepper and toss to coat well.
Return the tray to the middle shelf and bake until golden, 8-10 mins.
While everything roasts, trim the courgette and slice into 1cm thick rounds.
Heat a drizzle of oil in a large frying pan on medium-high heat.
When hot, add the bacon and courgette and cook, 4-5 mins. Season with salt and pepper. Turn only every couple of mins - this will result in the courgette picking up some nice colour. IMPORTANT: Wash hands and utensils after handling raw meat. Cook it thoroughly.
Once cooked, remove from the heat.
When everything's ready, add the bacon, roasted veg, croutons and charred courgette to the bowl of pesto dressing and toss to coat.
Just before serving, add the baby leaves and toss to combine. TIP: Don't add the leaves too early or they'll go soggy.
Taste and season with salt and pepper if needed.
Share the bacon and roasted veg salad between your bowls.
Crumble over the Greek style salad cheese.
