🍽️ Serves: 1
🔪 Prep time: 5 mins
🔥 Cook time: 12-15 mins
✅ No added sugar and no seed oiIs
Crispy, golden, and bursting with flavour, this low-carb, air-fried salad is the perfect mix of charred baby gem, smoky pancetta, roasted asparagus, and crunchy croutons. Tossed with creamy, herby Dorset Dressing and topped with a jammy egg, parmesan shavings, and a sprinkle of smoked almonds. This dish is a quick, effortless way to impress—whether it’s for a weeknight dinner or a last-minute lunch with friends!
Ingredients
- 1 baby gem
- 70g pancetta or lardons
- 125g asparagus
- 1 large egg
- 1 fu:di Bread Roll
- GOOD PHATS Light Avocado Oil Spray
- 1 handful almonds (we used smoked almonds!)
- Parmesan, for shaving (plus extra to finish)
- Sea salt & cracked black pepper
- 2–3 tbsp fu:di Dorset Dressing
Let's begin!
Prep and roast!
Step 1
Preheat your air fryer to 200°C.
Quarter the baby gem lengthways. Trim the woody ends off the asparagus. Tear the fu:di Bread Roll into chunks.
Step 2
Place the baby gem, asparagus, pancetta or lardons, and bread chunks into the air fryer basket. Spray lightly with light avocado oil and season with sea salt. Air-fry for 6 minutes, shaking halfway through. Remove when golden and crisp.
Perfectly Soft-Boil the Egg!
Step 3
Whilst the veg and bread is in the airfryer, add a small saucepan of water to a boil. Gently lower in the egg and cook for 6 minutes for a soft, jammy yolk. Transfer to an ice bath, peel, and set aside.
Assemble & Serve!
Step 4
Roughly chop the smoked almonds.
Arrange the roasted baby gem and asparagus on a plate. Top with pancetta, fu:di croutons, and chopped almonds.
Halve the soft-boiled egg and place on top. Add Parmesan shavings, drizzle over fu:di Dorset Dressing, and finish with cracked black pepper and a pinch of sea salt.
Chef's Tip
This dish is best served warm, straight from the air fryer. Pair it with a crisp, dry, keto-friendly white wine for the ultimate experience!
✨ For extra zest, grate fresh lemon zest over the salad before serving.
✨ Want more protein? Add grilled chicken or salmon for a complete meal.
✨ Love crunch? Double up on fu:di Bread Roll croutons for extra texture.
Enjoy! 😋