Chefs salad with poached egg

Brighten up the evening with this hearty salad main thats a beautiful mixture of colours and textures.

Recipe «Chefs salad with poached egg» presented in category Recipes / Eggs, to prepare this dish you will need no more 20 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 2 tbsp wholegrain mustard, 2 tbsp honey, 1 garlic clove, crushed, 4 tbsp olive oil, 2 skinless single chicken breast fillets , 4 rashers bacon, rind removed, 1 cup toasted salad croutons, 1 avocado, peeled, sliced , 4 vine-ripened tomatoes, cut into wedges, 1 butter lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces, 1 small Spanish onion, sliced, 1 cup baby spinach leaves, 4 soft-boiled eggs.

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp wholegrain mustard 
• 2 tbsp honey 
• 1 garlic clove, crushed 
• 4 tbsp olive oil 
• 2 skinless single chicken breast fillets 
• 4 rashers bacon, rind removed 
• 1 cup toasted salad croutons 
• 1 avocado, peeled, sliced 
• 4 vine-ripened tomatoes, cut into wedges 
• 1 butter lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces 
• 1 small Spanish onion, sliced 
• 1 cup baby spinach leaves 
• 4 soft-boiled eggs 

Instructions

1. Whisk mustard, honey, garlic and half the oil in a shallow bowl. Add chicken and stir to coat. Set aside for 10 minutes to marinate.
2. Fry bacon in a frying pan until crisp then transfer to a plate lined with paper towel to drain. Break into small pieces and place in a bowl with croutons, avocado, tomatoes, lettuce, onion and spinach. Set aside.
3. Heat remaining oil in a medium frying pan, add the chicken, reserving the marinade, and pan-fry over medium heat for 3-4 minutes each side until golden. Transfer to a plate and set aside to rest.
4. Meanwhile, add the reserved marinade to pan, swirl and simmer, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the chicken's resting juices.
5. Reheat eggs for 30 seconds in a pan of simmering water. Slice chicken, toss into salad. Serve with an egg and warm dressing.