Pancetta and pine nut salad

Pine kernels have many of the healthful properties other nuts have. They are a great addition to any salad. Use a variety of salad leaves, such as rocket, red leaf, green leaf, and Romaine to round it off. The more antioxidant rich the leaves, the healthier the salads.

Ingredients

6 slices pancetta (cut into small pieces)
2 ounces pine nut (toasted)
1 scallion (thinly sliced)
1⁄2 lemon (juice only)
  salt
4 cups salad leaves (mixed salad leaves)

Instructions

Place in a non-stick frying pan and cook over low heat for approximately 2-3 minutes. Set aside.

Prepare the salad in a bowl add your salad leaves and toss with 2 tablespoons olive oil, the juice of half a lemon and a little salt.

Serve salad onto individual plates and top with pancetta, a few pine nuts and a few spring onion slices, and enjoy.

Yield
4 servings
Preparation time 15 minutes
Cooking time 5 minutes
Total time
20 minutes

Notes

For additional taste, add a little grated Parmesan cheese but mind, the salad will not be dairy free if you add cheese.

Source

North American cuisine

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