BLT Caesar Salad with Crispy Chicken

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup

blanched almonds

1 tbsp

extra virgin olive oil

1/2 tsp

salt

1/2 tsp

thyme

chilli powder

strips bacon

skin on bone in chicken thighs ((ideally they are already deboned))

1/2 tsp

salt

1/4 tsp

chilli powder

6 cups

romaine lettuce

1/2

avocado

1/3 cup

tahini

1 tbsp

dijon mustard

2 cloves

garlic

2 tbsp

lemon juice

1 1/2 tbsp

balsamic vinegar (or red wine vinegar)

2 tsp

capers

1/2 tsp

black pepper

1 cup

water