Spinach Goatcheese Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing

Name: Spinach Goatcheese Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
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

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By Patrick Johnson
@pwjohnso

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:

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
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How to Make Spinach Goatcheese Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing

Step-by-Step

Cook bacon until crisp, transfer to paper towel and reserve 1/4 cup of the bacon fat
To the fat, add onioins and cook until soft
Add garlic, pepper and salt and cook for about 1 minute
Add mustard and vinegar, stirring to deglaze
Add sugar and stir until dissolved
Add cherries and stir for 1-2 minutes
Remove pan from heat, whisk in oil to emulsify, return the bacon to the pan and adjust seasoning
Toss spinach with warm dressing, divide among 4 plates, arrange orange slices and crumble goat cheese onto salad to serve