spinach goatcheese salad with warm bacon dressing

(1 RATING)
25 Pinches
Kingwood, TX
Updated on Nov 29, 2011

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.

prep time 20 Min
cook time 15 Min
method No-Cook or Other
yield 4 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces bacon, diced
  • 1/2 cup red onions, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 pinch kosher salt
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons creole mustard
  • 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/2 cup dried cherries
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 8 cups fresh spinach, stems removed, washed and dried
  • 1 large orange, segmented
  • 4 ounces goat cheese, crumbled

How To Make spinach goatcheese salad with warm bacon dressing

  • Step 1
    Cook bacon until crisp, transfer to paper towel and reserve 1/4 cup of the bacon fat
  • Step 2
    To the fat, add onioins and cook until soft
  • Step 3
    Add garlic, pepper and salt and cook for about 1 minute
  • Step 4
    Add mustard and vinegar, stirring to deglaze
  • Step 5
    Add sugar and stir until dissolved
  • Step 6
    Add cherries and stir for 1-2 minutes
  • Step 7
    Remove pan from heat, whisk in oil to emulsify, return the bacon to the pan and adjust seasoning
  • Step 8
    Toss spinach with warm dressing, divide among 4 plates, arrange orange slices and crumble goat cheese onto salad to serve

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Category: Other Salads
Keyword: #cheese
Keyword: #spinach
Keyword: #goat
Keyword: #cherries
Ingredient: Vegetable
Culture: American

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