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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal404
  • fat30g
  • saturates7g
  • carbs1g
  • sugars0g
  • fibre0g
  • protein32g
  • salt1.3g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    The day before, gently fry the bacon in a large non-stick frying pan for 30 minutes, until the fat turns golden. Lift on to kitchen paper to absorb excess fat, and leave to cool and crisp. Crumble into pieces and chill.

  • step 2

    Put the oil, vinegar and 1⁄2 tsp each salt and freshly ground black pepper into a screw-top jar. Put the lid on securely and shake the dressing, then keep in a cool place (not the fridge or it will go cloudy).

  • step 3

    Half an hour ahead, add the tarragon to the dressing, and shake until well mixed. Tip into a bowl and toss with the chicken, radishes and bacon.

  • step 4

    Tear the lettuce roughly and arrange on a platter. Snip the cress with scissors and sprinkle over, then top with the chicken.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, June 2002

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A star rating of 3.4 out of 5.3 ratings

fairystoryteller

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Made this for my daughter's 18th birthday as part of a big buffet and it was lovely. I grilled the bacon until crisp rather than frying and used lemon juice rather than white wine vinegar in the dressing. Also, rather than just breasts, I roasted two whole chickens and then skinned and sliced them…

coolruth

Fantastic flavours! So easy to throw together - will definately make this again.

susancooks

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

A simple make in advance dish. Couldn't get tarragon when i made it, so used mixture of fresh herbs that i grow but was still lovely and loads wanted the recipe.

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