Best Salad Ever

Louise
Aug 9, 2022
1 min read

Okay, this may not actually be the best salad in the world, but to me it is! It's annoying when every salad on a menu is filled with tomatoes and cucumber, so I am always on the lookout for tasty salads that omit the old reliables.

I should warn you now, this salad may not be classed as “healthy” either. It all depends on how much bacon and blue cheese you pile on. I can certainly say though, as far as salads go, this one definitely ticks the "comforting" box!

Ingredients

Salad leaves of your choice
Raw broccoli, cut into tiny trees
Dried cranberries
Spiced nuts
Blue cheese
Streaky bacon, grilled ’til crisp and chopped into bite-size pieces
Dressing of your choice (something mild works best, or a drizzle of local Welsh honey - the perfect blue cheese accompaniment)

Note that I haven’t given any quantities above. That’s because it’s down to personal preference. If you’re feeling particularly gloomy, I’d prescribe a high ratio of bacon to salad leaves. There’s not much bacon can’t improve, except your cholesterol level perhaps!

My blue cheese of choice for this is Tysul Blue, from Jones' Cheese. It's just so good! If you can't get hold of it, another creamy blue will do e.g. Gorgonzola.

Bacon of choice? The Dark Skies Rum and Molasses Bacon from Welsh Homestead Smokery. Delicious!