Chicken Salad With Mushrooms and Bacon 

Serves 4 people
Prep: 10 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 300 g /10.6 oz chicken breast
• 1 shallot/red onion
• 3 tbsp mayonnaise
• 4 tbsp crème fraîche
• 2-3 tsp Dijon mustard
• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar/lemon juice
• 100 g / 3.5 oz bacon
• 250 g / 8.8 oz brown mushrooms
• A few sprigs of parsley or chives, for garnish
• Salt & pepper

Method

• Place chicken breast in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil, add 1 tsp salt and simmer for approximately 15 minutes. Allow chicken to cool and then shred meat with two forks.
• Finely chop shallot/red onion.
• Stir mayonnaise, crème fraîche, Dijon mustard and apple cider vinegar to combine. Season with salt, pepper and extra Dijon mustard to taste. Combine with onion and chicken.
• Fry bacon until crisp and transfer to plate lined with paper towels.
• Rinse mushrooms, slice and fry in the same pan as bacon until golden (approximately 5 minutes). Season with a bit of salt and pepper.
• Arrange your chicken salad in a serving dish, topped with crisp bacon, mushrooms and chopped parsley. Serve on a slice of light or dark bread.