Spinach Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing

Name: Spinach Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 60 grams fresh baby spinach, torn; 4 bacon strips, diced; 4 cherry tomatoes, halved; 8 milliliters salad croutons; 3 mediums fresh mushrooms, sliced; 3 mediums fresh mushrooms, sliced; 2 hard-cooked eggs, sliced; 2 Tbsps ketchup; 6 pitted ripe olives, halved; 1 Tbsp chopped onion; 3 slices red onion, halved; 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar; 2 Tbsps sugar; 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce

Spinach Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing is a main course that serves 2. One serving contains 392 calories, 15g of protein, and 25g of fat. This recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Taste of Home requires onion, bacon strips, olives, and worcestershire sauce. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 25 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet.

Instructions

Divide spinach between two plates. Arrange the eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms, croutons, olives and red onion over top.

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Mushrooms

Red Onion

Croutons

Tomato

Spinach

Olives

Egg

In a small skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels; drain, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings.

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Bacon

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Slotted Spoon

Paper Towels

Frying Pan

Saute onion in drippings until tender.

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Onion

Stir in the sugar, ketchup, vinegar and Worcestershire sauce. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered for 1-2 minutes or until thickened.

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Worcestershire Sauce

Ketchup

Vinegar

Sugar

Sprinkle bacon over salads; drizzle with dressing.

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Bacon

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Slotted Spoon

Paper Towels

Frying Pan

Ingredients

Servings:

60grams

fresh baby spinach, torn 4

bacon strips, diced 4

cherry tomatoes, halved 8milliliters

salad croutons 3mediums

fresh mushrooms, sliced 3mediums

fresh mushrooms, sliced 2

hard-cooked eggs, sliced 2Tbsps

ketchup 6

pitted ripe olives, halved 1Tbsp

chopped onion 3slices

red onion, halved 1Tbsp

red wine vinegar 2Tbsps

sugar 1Tbsp

Worcestershire sauce

Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Gruener Veltliner

Salad can be paired with Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Gruener Veltliner. Sauvignon Blanc and Gruner Veltliner both have herby notes that complement salads with enough acid to match tart vinaigrettes, while a Chardonnay can be a good pick for creamy salad dressings. The Louis Roederer Cristal Brut with a 4.6 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 299 dollars per bottle.

Louis Roederer Cristal Brut

Cristal, the jewel and tête de cuvée of Champagne Louis Roederer, was created in 1876 for the Tsar Alexander II of Russia. It remains faithful to its origin, inspired by elegance and purity. Cristal is produced with regimented standards of winemaking that require a rigorous selection of crus, vintages, grapes, and wine.Cristal is produced using only the finest vintages from crus guaranteed to originate from the Louis Roederer vineyard. All the exceptional characteristics of the 2002 vintage have literally been captured in this Cristal 2002, which is generous and lush, revealing perfect balance between concentration and finesse, freshness and vinosity, intensity and refinement. In three words: proud, rich and luxurious.Cristal 2002 is brilliant yellow with light amber highlights and has a beautiful mousse with fine cordon of persistent and regular bubbles. The nose is intense and delicate, revealing a clean and well-blended mixture of flavors of honey, cocoa, lightly toasted hazelnuts, candied citrus fruit. A savory explosion of ripe fruit on the attack, the wine reveals red fruit, white chocolate, caramel and Danish pastry, typical of Cristal. Its silky, concentrated texture relies on its intense, powerful and vinous structure, but maintains refinement. The palate builds up to attain a delicious sensation of well-blended harmony of flavors. A fresh finish with a hint of bitterness makes it almost crunchy.