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🍽️ Crispy Romaine Salad with Roquefort Dressing
116 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 4 romaine lettuce hearts
- 50 g streaky turkey bacon
- 100 g celery stalks (2 stalks)
- 0.5 bunch chives
- 100 g Roquefort
- 0.5 lemon
- 225 ml buttermilk
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- salt
- pepper
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
Instructions
- 1. Remove the outer, wilted leaves from the romaine lettuce hearts.
- 2. Cut the lettuce hearts in half lengthwise.
- 3. Wash the lettuce leaves thoroughly under running water.
- 4. Dry the salad well by spinning it in a salad spinner.
- 5. Cut the bacon into very small, fine cubes.
- 6. Place the bacon cubes into a cold frying pan.
- 7. Fry the bacon over medium heat, stirring constantly, until crispy.
- 8. Continue frying the bacon until all the fat has melted out.
- 9. Remove the bacon from the pan and let it drain in a fine mesh sieve.
- 10. Wash the celery stalk thoroughly.
- 11. Remove the stringy fibers (stringing) from the celery.
- 12. Slice the celery into very thin, fine slices.
- 13. Set aside a few small celery leaves in a bowl of cold water.
- 14. Wash the chives and shake them dry.
- 15. Cut the chives into very fine rings.
- 16. Crumble the Roquefort cheese into small pieces with your fingers.
- 17. Squeeze the juice from half a lemon.
- 18. Add the chives, lemon juice, buttermilk, and olive oil to a bowl.
- 19. Season the mixture with salt and pepper.
- 20. Add a splash of Worcestershire sauce.
- 21. Whisk all the dressing ingredients together well.
- 22. Cut the lettuce hearts lengthwise into three equal strips.
- 23. Place the lettuce strips onto the plates.
- 24. Drizzle the salad generously with the prepared chive sauce.
- 25. Sprinkle the Roquefort pieces over the salad.
- 26. Distribute the crispy bacon evenly over the salad.
- 27. Add the fine celery slices over the salad.
- 28. Take the reserved celery leaves and chop them roughly.
- 29. Sprinkle the rough celery leaves over the finished salad.
- 30. Finally, add a little more fresh pepper on top.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 116
- Protein: 8 g · Fett/Fat: 7 g · Carbs: 4 g