Warm Irish Garden Salad with Bacon, Mango and Chilli Dressing

Recipe by Donegal Rapeseed Oil.
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Category:
Servings: 2 yield(s)
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 20 mins
Ingredients
  • 4 slices dry cured bacon
  • 12 green beans
  • 1 or 2 carrots (grated)
  • 4 tomatoes (sliced)
  • 2 apples (diced)
  • 2 beetroot (boiled and sliced)
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 25 ml Donegal Rapeseed Oil
  • bunch of basil leaves
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • Dressing:
  • 1 small mango (pureed)
  • 1 tbsp Irish honey
  • 1 tbsp Donegal Rapeseed Oil with Lemon
  • 1 tbsp Donegal Rapeseed Oil with Chilli
  • 90 ml Donegal Rapeseed Oil
  • black pepper
Instructions
  1. Dressing: Puree the mango in a blender with Honey, Donegal Rapeseed Oil infused with Lemon and infused with Chilli. Pour into a bowl and season with a twist of black pepper. Slowly add Donegal Rapeseed Oil Classic while whisking all the time.
  2. Bacon: Pan fry and slice when cooked.
  3. Salad: Blanch the green beans for 2 minutes in boiling water. Refresh in cold water. Heat a pan, add the oil and sweat the garlic and onion. Add the grated carrot and diced apple to warm slightly. Add the sliced tomatoes and beetroot. Add the green beans, cooked diced bacon and some of the dressing. Season with pepper. Serve it up with fresh basil leaves and drizzle with the remainder of the dressing.