Name: Celery, avocado and walnut salad with crispy bacon recipe
Prep time: 7 min
Cook time: 6 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Ingredients: 4 rashers of smoked bacon; 4 sticks of celery, cut into strips lengthways; 2 avocados skinned and diced; 40g (1 1/2oz) chopped walnuts; 4 spring onions cut into strips; Juice of 1 lemon; 150ml (10tbsp) mayonnaise

By GoodtoKnow

published 20 September 2007

in Recipes

Celery is a food that is very low in calories and it's said to help prevent cancer, so this celery, avocado and walnut salad is tasty and really good for you too.

Ingredients

4 rashers of smoked bacon
4 sticks of celery, cut into strips lengthways
2 avocados skinned and diced
40g (1 1/2oz) chopped walnuts
4 spring onions cut into strips
Juice of 1 lemon
150ml (10tbsp) mayonnaise

To serve

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Method

Grill the bacon on a wire rack so the fat can escape and the bacon crisps up.
Mix the celery, avocado, walnuts and spring onions together in a bowl with the lemon juice.
Fold in the mayonnaise to bind the salad together.
Arrange the salad leaves on a plate and place the celery mixture in the centre.
Garnish with the crispy bacon cut into strips.

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