Peppered Chicken And Pear Salad

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into thick finger strips
• 1/2 lemon, juice
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 gem lettuce, washed
• 2 dessert pears, halved, cored and sliced
• 4 scallions, chopped
• 4 slices bacon, cooked until crispy or 4 tablespoons bacon bits
• 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
• 5 ounces cream cheese
• 5 tablespoons wine
• 1 tablespoon coarse grain mustard
• 2 tablespoons chives, chopped

Recipe

• 1 put the chicken strips into a bowl and sprinkle with the lemon juice and oil. add the garlic and pepper and mix well. (if time allows, chill and marinate for 30 mins).
• 2 heat a large wok or non-stick frying pan. add the chicken with any marinade and stir-fry for about 5-7 mins until the chicken is cooked through.
• 3 meanwhile make the dressing, place the cream cheese, wine, mustard and 1tbsp cold water into a small pan and stir over a medium heat. stir in the chives. season to taste.
• 4 to serve, arrange the gem leaves, pear slices and scallions into the middle of four serving plates. top with the hot chicken and drizzle over the warm cheese dressing. crumble over the crispy bacon and serve straight away.