Spinach salad is a healthy and tasty side dish to accompany almost any entrée or all together on its own. And I like having crusty bread with the salad. When I decided to post this recipe, I stopped by Deerfield wines and Dean recommended paring this salad with a Pinot Gris as it would add a crisp taste. And today I learned, there is a difference between grape and cherry tomatoes. Grape tomatoes are oblong and smaller than cherry tomatoes. Cherry tomatoes are round like cherries and sweeter than grape tomatoes.
Heat oven to 400 deg F. Lay slices of bacon on a rack on top of a pan. Bake for 20 minutes or until crisp. Set aside. For hard boiled eggs, place eggs in a pan with a teaspoon of salt and water to cover the eggs. Heat to a boil. When you reach a boil, turn off heat and set timer for 10 minutes. Meantime, fill a glass bowl with ice and water to make an ice bath. When the eggs are done, use a slotted spoon to place them in an ice bath for 5 minutes. Then peel and dice.
In a salad bowl, layer spinach, tomatoes, bacon and eggs. In a sauce pan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add mushrooms and red onions and sauté for a few minutes. Then add the garlic. After a few more minutes, turn off the heat and add the red wine vinegar, sugar and mustard. This is your dressing you can toss into the spinach salad. Serves 4 as a side dish or two as an entrée.
Ingredients
Directions
Heat oven to 400 deg F. Lay slices of bacon on a rack on top of a pan. Bake for 20 minutes or until crisp. Set aside. For hard boiled eggs, place eggs in a pan with a teaspoon of salt and water to cover the eggs. Heat to a boil. When you reach a boil, turn off heat and set timer for 10 minutes. Meantime, fill a glass bowl with ice and water to make an ice bath. When the eggs are done, use a slotted spoon to place them in an ice bath for 5 minutes. Then peel and dice.
In a salad bowl, layer spinach, tomatoes, bacon and eggs. In a sauce pan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add mushrooms and red onions and sauté for a few minutes. Then add the garlic. After a few more minutes, turn off the heat and add the red wine vinegar, sugar and mustard. This is your dressing you can toss into the spinach salad. Serves 4 as a side dish or two as an entrée.