Spinach Goatcheese Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing
By
Patrick Johnson
@pwjohnso
1
Warm bacon dressing. There isn't much else to say. The dressing would make lawn trimmings appetizing. This isn't your run of the mill spinach salad. Popeye never had it this good.
Rating:
★★★★★ 1 vote5
Serves:
4
Prep:
20 Min
Cook:
15 Min
Method:
No-Cook or Other
Ingredients
- 8 oz
- bacon, diced
- 1/2 c
- red onions, finely chopped
- 1 tsp
- garlic, minced
- 1/4 tsp
- freshly ground black pepper
- 1 pinch
- kosher salt
- 1 1/2 Tbsp
- creole mustard
- 1/4 c
- red wine vinegar
- 2 Tbsp
- sugar
- 1/2 c
- dried cherries
- 1/4 c
- vegetable oil
- 8 c
- fresh spinach, stems removed, washed and dried
- 1 large
- orange, segmented
- 4 oz
- goat cheese, crumbled
How to Make Spinach Goatcheese Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing
- 1Cook bacon until crisp, transfer to paper towel and reserve 1/4 cup of the bacon fat
- 2To the fat, add onioins and cook until soft
- 3Add garlic, pepper and salt and cook for about 1 minute
- 4Add mustard and vinegar, stirring to deglaze
- 5Add sugar and stir until dissolved
- 6Add cherries and stir for 1-2 minutes
- 7Remove pan from heat, whisk in oil to emulsify, return the bacon to the pan and adjust seasoning
- 8Toss spinach with warm dressing, divide among 4 plates, arrange orange slices and crumble goat cheese onto salad to serve
