{"id":2640,"date":"2016-06-01T03:04:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-01T03:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietandhealthtoday.com\/?p=2640"},"modified":"2021-02-05T10:38:43","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T10:38:43","slug":"loaded-bacon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dietandhealthtoday.com\/2016\/06\/loaded-bacon\/","title":{"rendered":"Loaded Bacon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theharcombedietclub.co.uk\/assets\/images\/Recipes\/Loaded-bacon.jpg\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Loaded Bacon<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Bacon isn\u2019t just for breakfast. These loaded bacon strips are delicious served as the main part of a lunchbox or as a healthy and tasty snack to keep in the fridge, just in case.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>8 slices bacon<br \/>\nHomemade Guacamole<br \/>\nHomemade tomato salsa<br \/>\nFreshly ground black pepper.<\/p>\n<p>Homemade Guacamole<br \/>\n3 avocados<br \/>\nJuice of 1 lemon\/lime (lime is traditionally used with guacamole, but lemons are more easily available)<br \/>\n1 small shallot, finely diced<br \/>\nSea salt and freshly ground pepper.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dietandhealthtoday.com\/membership\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theharcombedietclub.co.uk\/2017\/assets\/GuestSignup.png\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n1 In a medium bowl, combine the diced shallot, salt, and lemon\/lime juice. Set aside for 10 minutes.<br \/>\n2 Pit and peel the avocados. Take half of the flesh and mash it in a bowl with a fork.<br \/>\n3 Pour the lemon\/lime mixture into the bowl and combine with the mashed avocado.<br \/>\n4 Dice the remainder of the avocado flesh into 3\/4-inch cubes and gently incorporate into the mixture in the bowl.<br \/>\n5 Add freshly ground pepper and a good pinch of sea salt.<\/p>\n<p>Homemade tomato salsa<br \/>\n450g (1lb) ripe tomatoes<br \/>\nA few healthy dashes of Tabasco sauce<br \/>\n1 tablespoon wine vinegar<br \/>\n1 clove garlic, crushed<br \/>\n\u00bd red onion, finely chopped<br \/>\nSea salt and freshly ground pepper<br \/>\n2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped<br \/>\n100g (3.5oz) olive oil.<\/p>\n<p>Put all the ingredients in a food processor and blend to a smooth paste<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method: <\/strong><br \/>\n1 Grill the bacon under a hot grill for 3-4 minutes each side, until the fat is nicely browned. Transfer to a plate to cool.<br \/>\n2 Spoon the Guacamole onto the bacon strips, pressing it down slightly so that it stays in place.<br \/>\n3 Spoon some homemade salsa on top and finish with some freshly ground pepper.<\/p>\n<p>Tip: You can load with just salsa if you don\u2019t want to mix at all, but this is still pretty much a fat meal.<\/p>\n<p>Portions: 4<br \/>\nSuitable for: Phase 1 (with just the salsa) &amp; Phase 2\/3 (with the Guacamole) (fat). \u2028Candida, Hypoglycaemia, Wheat free, Dairy free.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dietandhealthtoday.com\/membership\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theharcombedietclub.co.uk\/2017\/assets\/GuestSignup.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Loaded Bacon Bacon isn\u2019t just for breakfast. These loaded bacon strips are delicious served as the main part of a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":2641,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,64,27,65],"tags":[87],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dietandhealthtoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2640"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dietandhealthtoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dietandhealthtoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dietandhealthtoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dietandhealthtoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2640"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.dietandhealthtoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2640\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4477,"href":"https:\/\/www.dietandhealthtoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2640\/revisions\/4477"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dietandhealthtoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dietandhealthtoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dietandhealthtoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dietandhealthtoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}