Lyonnaise Salad

We are now having one special after the other, the lobster week is finished and was a great success, we sold a lot of dishes and people in town know that every time they come to us there is something new, something exciting. Next on my list is making some healthy salads

Unfortunately here in Ghana we don't get a lot of varity in lettuce, it is mostly just called salad and everybody has the same, so we got together with a food enthusiast who is importing gourmet delicacies from France to Ghana and he is nw bringing in a variety of salads that are nowhere else to be found. That makes my life easy and happy as with these beautiful products it is an absolute pleasure to work.

I like to start with a Lyonnais Salad which is basically loads of frisee lettuce with a poached egg, croutons and crispy bacon. Even the eggs are coming from France as the local eggs are not always up to our high hygiene standard and I am always extremely careful when it comes to eggs, especially if they are not cooked through.

So here is the recipe, enjoy it, it is really a great salad which is easy to prepare and extremely effective with your guests

150 g Frisee lettuce

100 g Oak leave lettuce

100 g Lollo verde lettuce

100 g Chicory lettuce (Endive)

50 g Italian Flat leaf Parsley

150 g Bread Croutons

8 ea Eggs

200 g Streaky Bacon

75 g Pommery Mustard

50 Ml Champagne Vinegar

25 g Honey

100 ml Olive oil

Clean all the lettuce and dress in a deep pasta bowl

Fry the bacon till crispy

Poach the eggs till soft in the center

Mix all ingredience for the dressing

Plate the soft warm poached egg in the salad and add the crispy bacon

Drizzle everything with the dressing