{Guest} Great Summer Chicken Ceasar Salad

A few weeks ago I was at the Britmums conference, where I attended a food blogging session. One of the comments that came up in that session was that new or uncertain cooks like to have a step by step picture guide of how the recipe should look at every step. As an amateur-home-must-feed-the-children cook, I don’t really have time to take photos of every step of the food making process, but when this opportunity to share a food video came along I thought I’d post it especially for those of you who like a step by step guide.

In this Rayburns Cast Iron Oven video, the chef, Dick Strawbridge produces crispy golden croutons and delicious moist chicken, perfect for this Chicken Caesar Salad. (Do watch the video, but read through the instructions too, as he skips steps and throws some surprise ingredients at you if you haven’t read through it first!)

Here are the ingredients you’ll need:

• 100g (31/2 oz) parmesan cheese
• 3 garlic gloves
• 6 anchovy fillets, chopped
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• Juice and zest of 1 lemon
• 1 egg
• 4 tablespoons olive oil, plus extra for frying
• 2 thick slices of bread
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon thyme leaves
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 450g (14 ½ oz) chicken breasts, cut into chunky strips
• 2 rashers of smoked streaky bacon, cut into small pieces
• 2-3 little gem lettuces

If you would like the step by step method, head over to the Rayburn website.