Jamie Oliver served up a tasty roast chicken springtime salad with smoked streaky bacon, walnuts and Roquefort cheese on Jamie Cooks Spring.

The ingredients are: 1 bunch of oregano (20g), 1 bulb of garlic, extra virgin olive oil, 1 lemon, 3 small onions, 1 x 1.5kg higher-welfare whole chicken, 2 knobs of unsalted butter, olive oil, 4 rashers of higher-welfare smoked streaky bacon, 2 thick slices of sourdough bread, 4 large handfuls of mixed lettuce , such as oakleaf, little gem, lamb’s lettuce, or rocket, 50 g radishes, 50 g Roquefort cheese, 1 handful of shelled unsalted walnuts and 20 g Parmesan cheese.

optional: fresh chives or fennel tops.

For the dressing: 2 heaped teaspoons Dijon mustard, 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar and 1 teaspoon runny honey.

See recipes by Jamie in his book titled: 5 Ingredients Mediterranean available from Amazon now.