A great dish to bring to the table and let everyone help themselves. Instead of buying pre-cut bacon chops you could buy a loin of bacon joint and cut it into chops. Ingredients: 4 bacon chops 500g small potatoes, unpeeled, halved length ways 1 tablesp. rapeseed or olive oil Salt and freshly ground black pepper… Continue reading Bacon Chops with Warm Potato Salad and Peas
Category: Salads
Easy Broccoli Salad with Bacon and Cheese
What is summer without broccoli salad? Spotting a broccoli salad recipe at a summer BBQ is almost as common as spying potato salad. Sure, you can buy a version at the grocery store deli, but this Easy Broccoli Salad with Bacon and Cheese is so tasty and simple (plus a tiny bit healthier with the… Continue reading Easy Broccoli Salad with Bacon and Cheese
Bacon Cheddar Deviled Eggs
Ingredients: 12 hard boiled eggs 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1 tablespoon spicy brown mustard 6 slices of bacon, cooked and crumbled 1/3 cup grated Kerrygold Aged Cheddar Cheese Chives and paprika for garnish Method: 1. Slice eggs in half and remove yolks. 2. Place yolks in a small bowl and mash with a fork. 3. Stir… Continue reading Bacon Cheddar Deviled Eggs
Summer Potato Salad
Ingredients: 31oz baby potatoes 3 tablespoons fresh mint, chopped 2oz Kerrygold Salted Butter 2 shallots, finely diced 20 garden pea pods, podded (or 3.5oz frozen peas) 10 radishes, finely sliced 1 lemon, juice and zest 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper Method: 1. Place the potatoes in a saucepan half… Continue reading Summer Potato Salad
Summer Pasta Salad
Ingredients: Summer Pasta Salad 12 ounces pasta, such as Orecchiette 1 block of Kerrygold Blarney Castle cheese 8 ounces dry salami 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved 1/3 cup Kalamata olives, pitted and halved 2 scallions, thinly sliced Homemade Italian Dressing 1 1/2 tablespoons Balsamic vinegar 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1/2… Continue reading Summer Pasta Salad
Bacon, Noodle and Crispy Vegetable Salad
Have dinner on the table in no time with this tasty salad. It also works really well with chicken. Ingredients: 500g bacon pieces, cut into 5cm pieces or leftover baked or boiled ham 5cm piece of ginger 1 clove garlic 1 chilli 1 teasp. black peppercorns 180g thin egg noodles 100g mangetout, thinly sliced 1… Continue reading Bacon, Noodle and Crispy Vegetable Salad
Bacon Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing
This is a firm favourite, easy to do and great flavour. Ingredients: 8 slices of bacon, chopped 100g mixed leaves 4 tomatoes, chopped, or 8 baby plum tomatoes Dressing: 3-4 tablesp. groundnut oil 1 tablesp. wine vinegar 1 tablesp. whole grain mustard 50g blue cheese, crumbled Method: 1. Start with the dressing. Whiz the oil,… Continue reading Bacon Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing
Bulgur Salad with Oranges and Cheese
Low in fat and high in protein, bulgur is the perfect base for a healthy salad. Coupled with a tangy citrus dressing and toppings including raisins and Cheese, this dish brings some Irish flavor to a Mediterranean staple. Ingredients: 2 cups bulgur 2 cups boiling water 1/2 cup olive oil 2 tablespoons lemon juice 2… Continue reading Bulgur Salad with Oranges and Cheese
Antipasto Pasta Salad
Ingredients: 8 ounces cooked orecchiette pasta 1 cup chopped dry cured chorizo sausage 1 cup cubed Cheddar Cheese 1 cup castelvetrano olives, pitted and sliced in half 1 cup halved grape tomatoes Italian salad dressing Salt & pepper 2 large handfuls of arugula Method: 1. Cook pasta al dente according to package directions. Drain and… Continue reading Antipasto Pasta Salad
Tomato & Avocado Salad
Spread on toasted soda bread as a delicious topping for bruschetta Ingredients 5 Tomatoes cut into wedges 2 Ripe Avocados peeled and cut into chunks 1 bunch Spring Onions sliced 1 Cucumber cut into chunks 1 Red Onion thinly sliced 1 handfull fresh Rocket Dressing 1 Lemon juiced 100ml Rapeseed Oil Black Pepper 0.5 tsp… Continue reading Tomato & Avocado Salad