Scad the Beggars

Cut the bacon into small bites if necessary and fry in a little oil for about 10 minutes until brown.

Once off the heat, set aside some of the oil for a dressing later on.

Fry the oats in the same pan as the bacon for 5 minutes. Add extra oil if needed. Add salt. Mix the oats with the bacon.

Salad dressing

Make the salad dressing by mixing the oil, vinegar, a tablespoon of the bacon fat, mustard and seasoning.

Seared scallops salad

Hard-boil the eggs for 8 minutes. Once cooked very slightly crack each egg then rinse in cold water. This makes it easier to peel off the shell.

Halve the scallops and fry in a little oil and butter – 1 minute each side. Add a squeeze of lemon.

Serve

Peel and quarter the eggs. Rinse and dry the rocket and watercress and arrange on each plates. Drizzle over the vinaigrette. Arrange the eggs around the plate. Sprinkle the plate with the bacon and oats mix. Finally, arrange the scallops on top and serve.