FAWLTY TOWERS' CHEESE SALAD

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I am posting this recipe in honour of Terry (the chef) and Manuel (the trainee waiter from Barcelona with marginally more intelligence than a monkey), two of the bumbling employees of the world-famous English hotel managed by Basil Fawlty.

Provided by Millereg

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 27m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

12 slices smoked bacon, cut into bite size pieces
2 ounces unsalted butter
3 cloves garlic, crushed
4 slices bread, crusts removed,cut into ½ inch cubes
2 -4 ounces Stilton cheese, crumbled
4 tablespoons mayonnaise
3 fluid ounces table cream
black pepper
mixed salad green

Steps:

  • Cook the bacon in a pan for 7-8 minutes or until crisp.
  • Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on absorbent paper.
  • Add the butter to the pan and melt.
  • Add the garlic and bread and cook for 3-4 minutes until crisp and golden.
  • Drain on absorbent paper.
  • Mix the cheese (Stilton is a wonderful English blue-veined cheese – you may substitute other blue-veined cheese) and mayonnaise together.
  • Stir in the cream and black pepper.
  • Beat well to blend.
  • Mix the salad leaves, bacon and croutons together.
  • Place on serving plates, top with the dressing and serve.

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