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🍳 Crispy Bacon and Egg Arugula Salad
163 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 160 g small carrots (2 small carrots)
- 125 g leek (0.5 stalk)
- 40 g arugula (0.5 bunch)
- 40 g turkey bacon (4 paper-thin slices)
- salt
- pepper
- 1 organic lemon
- 1 pinch sugar
- 2 tbsp walnut oil
Instructions
- 1. Poke a small hole into the wider end of the eggs.
- 2. Place the eggs in boiling water.
- 3. Boil the eggs for 8 to 9 minutes until they are hard-boiled.
- 4. Remove the eggs from the water.
- 5. Rinse the eggs immediately under cold running water to stop the cooking process.
- 6. Peel the cooled eggs.
- 7. Set the peeled eggs aside until they are completely cool.
- 8. Remove the tough ends of the carrots.
- 9. Wash the carrots thoroughly.
- 10. Peel the carrots.
- 11. Cut the carrots into long, thin strips using a peeler.
- 12. Remove the tough ends of the leek.
- 13. Wash the leek thoroughly.
- 14. Slice the leek into thin rings.
- 15. Wash the arugula.
- 16. Spin the arugula dry to remove the water.
- 17. Remove thick stems from the arugula.
- 18. Chop the arugula finely.
- 19. Place the bacon in a pan.
- 20. Fry the bacon over medium heat without adding extra fat.
- 21. Cook the bacon slowly until it is crispy.
- 22. Place the crispy bacon on kitchen paper.
- 23. Let the excess fat drain from the bacon.
- 24. Cook the leek and carrots in the remaining bacon fat.
- 25. Cook the vegetables over medium heat.
- 26. Stir the vegetables constantly.
- 27. Cook the vegetables for 3 to 4 minutes.
- 28. Season the vegetables with salt.
- 29. Season the vegetables with pepper.
- 30. Remove the vegetables from the pan.
- 31. Place the vegetables on a plate.
- 32. Let the vegetables cool down.
- 33. Rinse the lemon under hot water.
- 34. Dry the lemon.
- 35. Grate the thin outer skin from about half of the lemon.
- 36. Cut the lemon in half.
- 37. Squeeze the juice from the lemon.
- 38. Put the lemon juice into a bowl.
- 39. Add salt to the bowl.
- 40. Add pepper to the bowl.
- 41. Add sugar to the bowl.
- 42. Add walnut oil to the bowl.
- 43. Whisk the ingredients in the bowl.
- 44. Stir the cooled carrots and leek into the dressing mixture.
- 45. Let the mixture sit for a short while to absorb the flavors.
- 46. Slice the cooled eggs.
- 47. Gently fold the arugula into the vegetable and dressing mixture.
- 48. Season the mixture with salt to taste.
- 49. Season the mixture with pepper to taste.
- 50. Carefully fold in the egg slices.
- 51. Garnish the salad with the crispy bacon.
- 52. Serve the salad.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 163
- Protein: 10 g · Fett/Fat: 11 g · Carbs: 6 g