BACON AND CHEESE DIP

Ingredients:

250ml sour cream
230g cream cheese
200g West Peak Meats bacon pieces
1 cup grated white cheddar cheese
1 Tbsp. garlic
10g chopped chives
1 wheel feta

Method:

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees.

In a large bowl mix together all the ingredients except for the feta. Scoop the mixture into a prepared oven dish and sprinkle with feta.  Bake for about 30 minutes until golden brown.

Serve with crispy baguette slices and crackers.




DATES AND OREOS WRAPPED IN BACON

Ingredients

1 pack of pitted dates
Smooth herbed Cottage cheese (optional)
West Peak Meats streaky bacon
Toothpicks

OR

1 pack Oreos (The generic brand works just as well)
West Peak Meats streaky bacon
Braai seasoning (We used the Woolworths brand)

Method:

For the dates:
We made a little incision into the date and added smooth herbed cottage cheese. Secure the bacon and dates with toothpicks and bake for about 30 minutes, until golden brown and crispy. Adding the cottage cheese breaks a bit of the sweetness of the dates.

For the Oreos:
Take one strip of streaky bacon and wrap one Oreo, sprinkle the spice and bake at 180 degrees, half way through turn it over and sprinkle spice again and continue to bake until the bacon is completely cooked.




BROCCOLI AND BACON SALAD

Ingredients:

350g of Broccoli florets
200g West Peak Meats bacon pieces
Olive oil for cooking
2 x thinly sliced cocktail onions
A handful of cocktail tomatoes halved
Trail mix (seeds, nuts and raisins)
Feta or white cheddar pieces – optional

Ingredients for the salad dressing:

50g butter melted
1 tsp. crushed garlic
1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
2 Tbsp. white wine vinegar
4 Tbsp. ultra creamy mayonnaise
1 Tbsp. honey
Salt and black pepper.

Method:

Boil the broccoli in salt water for about 5 minutes; they still need to be crunchy!

Place the broccoli in a big bowl and leave it to cool.

Prepare your West Peak bacon pieces and place them in the air fryer – separate the pieces and spread out evenly, drizzle with olive oil and air fry for about 20 minutes at 180 degrees, while tossing the bacon every now and again. Remove once crispy and set aside to cool down.

Make the salad dressing:

Mix together the butter melted, garlic, Dijon mustard, white wine vinegar, mayonnaise, honey and add salt and black pepper.  Chill in the fridge while preparing the salad.

Build the salad:

Add the onions, cocktail tomatoes and trail mix to the broccoli. Add feta or white cheddar pieces – optional.

Pour the dressing over and sprinkle the bacon over the salad and serve.