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Chunky bacon and cucumber salad
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Chunky bacon and cucumber salad

16 ingredients 30 min + 10 min Serves 2 openrecipes

A spicy Sichuan-style salad of cucumber and fried bacon.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

661
Calories
13g
Protein
42g
Fat
58g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Peanut 1 oz (28g) 161
Sesame 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Cucumber 1/2 cup sliced (52g) 16
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Star Anise not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp groundnut oil
  • 6 long dried chillies
  • 2 tsp Sichuan peppercorns
  • 1 whole star anise
  • 100g/3½oz smoked lardons
  • 1 red chilli
  • 1-2 tbsp Shaoxing rice wine or dry sherry
  • 2 tbsp clear rice vinegar
  • 2 tbsp toasted sesame oil
  • 200g/7oz cucumber
  • pinch sea salt
  • 1-2 pinches dried chilli
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • 1 tbsp chilli oil
  • 1 small handful fresh coriander
  • dry-roasted peanuts

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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