Spinach Goatcheese Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing
By
Patrick Johnson
@pwjohnso
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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
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8 ozbacon, diced
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1/2 cred onions, finely chopped
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1 tspgarlic, minced
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1/4 tspfreshly ground black pepper
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1 pinchkosher salt
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1 1/2 Tbspcreole mustard
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1/4 cred wine vinegar
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2 Tbspsugar
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1/2 cdried cherries
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1/4 cvegetable oil
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8 cfresh spinach, stems removed, washed and dried
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1 largeorange, segmented
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4 ozgoat cheese, crumbled
How to Make Spinach Goatcheese Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing
- 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
