Italian-style salad with crisp pancetta

15-minute meal recipe for 4 people, takes only 5 mins; recipe has pancetta, mozzarella, tomato, artichoke, basil leaf, crusty bread, shallot, extra virgin olive oil and sherry vinegar.

Italian-style salad with crisp pancetta

Italian-style salad with crisp pancetta

Recipe by Chef Soomro Course: 15-minute meal
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

10 mins

Ingredients

  • Extra Virgin Olive Oil: 3-4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • Basil Leaf: large handful basil leaves
  • Tomato: 6-8 tomatoes, chopped into large pieces
  • Mozzarella: 2 balls mozzarella, torn into chunks
  • Shallot: 1 shallot, finely chopped
  • Sherry Vinegar: 2-3 tbsp sherry vinegar
  • Pancetta: 6 slices pancetta
  • Crusty Bread: crusty bread, to serve
  • Artichoke: 285g jar artichoke in oil, drained

Directions

  1. Heat a non-stick frying pan and cook the pancetta on each side for 2-3 mins until crisp. Set aside to cool. Mix together the dressing ingredients and season.
  2. Arrange the mozzarella, tomatoes and artichokes on a serving plate. Tear the pancetta into bite-sized pieces and scatter over, followed by the basil leaves. Drizzle with the dressing and serve with crusty bread.