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Chicory, Bacon, and Poached Egg Salad

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Hands with a knife and fork cutting into the runny yolk of a poached egg set atop a salad of leafy red and green...
Photo by Alex Lau, Prop Styling by Kalen Kaminski, Food Styling by Sue Li

Dinner salad shouldn’t feel ascetic. That’s why we called up bacon, cheese, and crispy mushrooms

Recipe information

  • Yield

    4 servings

Ingredients

4 oz. Parmesan
1 medium shallot, finely chopped
1/4 cup sherry vinegar or red wine vinegar
1 Tbsp. honey
7 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil, divided
Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
8 oz. slab or thick-cut bacon, cut into 1/2" pieces
2 (8"-long) sprigs rosemary
1 lb. mixed wild mushrooms (such as shiitake, maitake, and/or oyster), woody stems removed
1 lb. chicory (such as radicchio, escarole, and/or frisée), leaves torn into 3" pieces
4 large eggs

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Finely grate half of the Parmesan into a large bowl. Add shallot, vinegar, honey, and 5 Tbsp. oil and whisk well; season dressing with salt and pepper.

    Step 2

    Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until brown and beginning to crisp, about 5 minutes. Add rosemary and cook, turning once, until crisp, about 2 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer bacon and rosemary to paper towels.

    Step 3

    Add remaining 2 Tbsp. oil to skillet and heat over medium-high. Arrange mushrooms in pan in a single layer and cook, undisturbed, until golden brown underneath, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, toss, and continue to cook, tossing often, until golden brown all over, about 5 minutes. Transfer to bowl with dressing, but don’t toss. Strip rosemary leaves off stems into bowl and add chicory.

    Step 4

    Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Reduce heat so water is at a bare simmer. Crack an egg into a small bowl; gently slide egg into water. Quickly repeat with remaining eggs. Poach, rotating eggs gently with a large slotted spoon, until whites are set but yolks are still runny, about 3 minutes. Using spoon, transfer eggs to paper towels. Season with salt and pepper.

    Step 5

    Toss salad to coat leaves; season with salt and divide among plates. Shave remaining Parmesan over and top with bacon and poached eggs.

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