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Published: 28th August 2008

Smoked Almond Salad
The smoked almonds give a great taste of bacon although obviously there is not a pig in sight. For vegetarians this recipe is perfect and for us carnivores, it is a lot easier than frying bacon and washing pans so either way it works.
A perfect light supper dish. Due to lack of space here you can find my French dressing recipe on my website www.clareskitchen.co.uk under ‘recipes’.

Ingredients
One oak leaf, washed and leaves torn up.
Four ripe tomatoes, cut up.
Olive oil
Two slices white bread.
125g soft goat cheese.
225g oyster mushrooms.
One ripe avocado, skinned and cut up.
75g smoked almonds, roughly chopped.
Two tbsp of my French dressing.

Method
Put the oak leaf into a salad bowl with the tomatoes. Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan and then fry the bread for a few minutes on each side or until golden brown.
Remove and when cool, spread with the goat‚s cheese right to the corners and then cut into small squares.
Fry the oyster mushrooms in the olive oil for about five minutes or until soft but not browning. Prepare the avocado and add to the salad bowl along with the oyster mushrooms and chopped nuts.
Pour over the French dressing, toss well and then sprinkle over the goat cheese croutons and serve.

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