Chicory salad with dates

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 2 chicory
• 2 tbsp vinegar (white wine vinegar)
• Salt
• White pepper, freshly ground
• 1 tsp honey (acacia honey)
• 3 tbsp oil (nut oil)
• 80 g lamb’s lettuce
• 6 slices of bacon
• 12 dates
• 2 tbsp mandarin orange(s) – wedges

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Total time approx. 20 minutes

Remove any wilted leaves from the chicory and halve it lengthwise. Cut the stem into a wedge shape and cut into thin strips. Wash and drain well. If the chicory is a bit bitter, soak it in water for a while. Sort the lamb’s lettuce, wash it, and spin it dry. Mix the vinegar, salt, pepper, and honey, then whisk in the oil. Halve the bacon slices, wrap each date in half a slice of bacon, and secure with toothpicks. Fry the dates in a non-stick pan without adding any additional fat until crispy. Mix the chicory with the vinaigrette, fold in the lamb’s lettuce and mandarin orange segments, arrange on plates, and top with the bacon-wrapped dates. Serve with: crusty baguette.