Pineapple Honey-Bacon and Avocado Salad with a light Lemon Mustard dressing is the perfect appetizer and can also be served as a side salad.

One of our favorite Salad Appetizers ! I serve this Pineapple Honey-Bacon Avocado Salad just about always as an appetizer and my family totally loves it.

Light and oh so delicious with the honeyed Bacon, this salad will give your guests a welcome surprise when served as an appetizer.

The combination of Bacon, fruit, vegetable and salad leaves are amazing and will not interfere with your guests’ appetite. But will instead make them look forward to the main meal.

This salad is ideal to serve when you know your main meal might still be a little while. And a glass of wine with the salad is always a great idea !

I like to serve three course meals, although lately I have skipped either the appetizer or the dessert. Now and then we would only have a main course.

My kids grew up with three course meals most of the time, especially when I stopped working full-time at a company I had been for many years.

Nowadays, I tend to turn a little lazy as it is mostly only hubby and myself for dinner. My son is here during the week, some weekends too, but it makes setting a weekly menu up a tad more difficult.

Not sure about you, but I like to set up my menu on a weekly basis. Get the list ready, check the refrigerator, freezer and the pantry – then get everything I need from the stores in one go.

Obviously, most fresh produce we buy at most three days in advance, otherwise, we buy as needed.

Fortunately, I usually have all the ingredients required in this Pineapple Honey-Bacon and Avocado Salad on hand. I do prefer to use fresh Pineapple, but if the salad is a last minute decision, I take a short-cut and use canned Pineapple rings.

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On very warm days hubby and I would enjoy the salad as a light dinner. We only add a wholewheat roll on the side. This normally happens on days when we had a largish lunch, or late lunch.

More Pineapple and / or Avocado salad recipes you might like:

• Sweet Chili Paw-Paw and Pineapple Salad
• Avocado Potato Salad
• Asian Pork Tenderloin and Pineapple Salad

Pineapple Honey-Bacon and Avocado Salad

Pineapple Honey-Bacon and Avocado Salad

Linda Nortje

Pineapple Honey-Bacon and Avocado Salad with a light Lemon Mustard dressing is the perfect side salad and can also be served as an appetizer.

4.84 from 6 votes

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Cuisine South-African

Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

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Servings 4 Servings

Calories 184 kcal

Ingredients

  

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SALAD:

• 8 slices Bacon
• 1 TB Honey
• 6 slices Pineapple 1 cm thick ( 1/2 inch )
• 1 Avocado peeled, stoned and sliced
• 2 cups Crisp Lettuce (or Salad leaves you prefer)

DRESSING:

• 1 t Dijon Mustard
• ¼ t Dried Chili Flakes crushed
• 1 TB Honey
• 1 TB Lemon Juice freshly squeezed
• 1 TB Olive Oil extra virgin
• Salt and Black Pepper to taste

Instructions

 

SALAD:

• Pre-heat the oven to 200 deg C ( 400 deg F ) - line a sheet pan with baking paper - arrange the Bacon on the sheet pan - cook 10 minutes - remove, brush with Honey and return to the oven for another 5 minutes - remove, cool and break into pieces
• Meanwhile, heat a griddle pan and grill the Pineapple slices 1 - 2 minutes per side - cool and slice into bite sized pieces
• Toss together Bacon, Pineapple, Avocado and Lettuce in a mixing bowl - transfer to a serving dish

DRESSING:

• Whisk together the first 5 ingredients for the dressing - season to taste with Salt and Black Pepper
• Drizzle over Salad and serve

Nutrition Facts

Pineapple Honey-Bacon and Avocado Salad

Amount per Serving

Calories

184

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

11.5

g

18

%

Saturated Fat

 

1.8

g

11

%

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

9.7

g

Cholesterol

 

7.6

mg

3

%

Sodium

 

534.2

mg

23

%

Carbohydrates

 

18.6

g

6

%

Fiber

 

3.8

g

16

%

Sugar

 

13.4

g

15

%

Protein

 

4.5

g

9

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition value, where given, is not always accurate. Please also check your ingredient labels.

LINDA