Warm Pork Spinach Salad Food

WARM SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Cook 1 sliced red onion in 1/4 cup olive oil until golden. Add 2 cups sliced mushrooms and cook until brown; season with salt. Off the heat, stir in 1/2 cup torn parsley, 10 ounces spinach and the juice of 1 lemon. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup feta.

WARM SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Cook 3 slices chopped thick-cut bacon in a skillet until crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon to paper towels; whisk 2 tablespoons of the drippings with 1 diced small shallot, 1 teaspoon dijon mustard, 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar and 2 tablespoons water. Toss with one 5-ounce bag baby spinach, 1 cup halved red grapes and 1/2 cup pistachios; season with salt and pepper. Top with 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese and the bacon.

WARM SPINACH SALAD WITH PORK MILANESE

Steps:

• Prepare the pork: Pound the meat between 2 pieces of plastic wrap with a heavy skillet or mallet until thin. Crack the egg into a shallow bowl and add a touch of cold water; whisk to blend. Put the flour in a separate shallow bowl. Combine the breadcrumbs and parmesan in a third bowl; season with salt and pepper. Dip each slice of pork in the flour, then the egg, then the breadcrumb mixture, turning to coat. Place in a single layer on a baking sheet; set aside.
• Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Remove from the heat and add the pork slices in a single layer. Return to the heat and cook until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons vegetable oil and flip the pork; cook 2 to 3 more minutes, or until cooked through. Transfer to paper towels to drain; slice into strips.
• Make the salad: Wipe out the skillet. Add the olive oil and tomatoes and increase the heat to high. Season with salt, add the red pepper flakes and cook until the tomatoes blister, 1 to 2 minutes; stir in the basil and lemon juice. Place half of the spinach in a medium bowl. Pour the tomatoes and any pan juices over the spinach and toss to wilt slightly; taste for seasoning. Toss with the remaining spinach. Divide among plates and top with the pork. Serve immediately.

SPINACH SALAD WITH WARM BACON DRESSING

Steps:

• Remove the stems from the spinach and wash, drain and pat dry thoroughly. Place into a large mixing bowl and set aside.
• Place the eggs into an electric kettle and cover with cold water by at least 1-inch. Turn the kettle on. Once the water comes to a boil, the kettle will turn itself off. Leave the eggs in the water for 15 minutes. Remove and peel off the shell. Slice each egg into 8 pieces and set aside.
• While the eggs are cooking, fry the bacon and remove to a paper towel to drain, reserving 3 tablespoons of the rendered fat. Crumble the bacon and set aside.
• Transfer the fat to a small saucepan set over low heat and whisk in the red wine vinegar, sugar and Dijon mustard. Season with a small pinch each of kosher salt and black pepper.
• Add the mushrooms and the sliced onion to the spinach and toss. Add the dressing and bacon and toss to combine. Divide the spinach between 4 plates or bowls and evenly divide the egg among them. Season with pepper, as desired. Serve immediately.

WARM SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, add bacon to skillet and brown, reserve the crispy bacon bits and add the shallots and garlic to the pan. Cook 3 to 4 minutes then deglaze the pan with vinegar, turn spinach into pan and wilt down a bit but do not fully cook the spinach, just give it a few turns with tongs. Season the greens with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Place spinach on a serving dish and top with quartered eggs, shavings of cheese and reserved bacon bits.

SPINACH SALAD WITH WARM BACON-MUSTARD DRESSING

Steps:

• Place spinach into a large serving bowl, top with hard-cooked eggs, mushrooms, 4 crumbled strips of bacon, Swiss cheese, and almonds.
• Heat olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Stir in shallots and garlic, and cook until softened and translucent, about 2 minutes. Whisk in the vinegar, Dijon mustard, honey, and 2 crumbled strips of bacon; season to taste with salt and pepper, then cook until hot.
• Pour hot dressing over spinach and toss to coat.

WARM SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute garlic in oil for 1-2 minutes. Remove from the heat; cool slightly. Stir in vinegar, salt and pepper. Add spinach and toss to coat. Place on plates or in bowls; top with eggs and croutons if desired. Serve immediately.

HOT SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Combine spinach leaves, crumbled bacon, and mushrooms in large salad bowl.
• Combine bacon drippings, vinegar, and grated onion in small frypan. Bring dressing to a boil; add to salad; toss until spinach is well-coated.
• Add egg slices and avocado to salad; serve immediately on warm plates.

PORK TENDERLOIN SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Stir together salt, pepper, cumin, chili powder,and cinnamon, then coat pork with spice rub.
• Heat oil in an 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until just beginning to smoke, then brown pork to seal in juices, turning, 4-6 minutes total.
• Place pork on foil lined cookie sheet that has been liberally sprayed with cooking spray.
• Stir together brown sugar, garlic, and Tabasco and pat onto top of each tenderloin.
• Roast in middle of oven until thermometer inserted diagonally in center of each tenderloin registers 140°F, about 20 minutes.
• Let pork stand at room temperature 10 minutes.
• (Temperature will rise to about 155°F while standing.) Whisk together juices, mustard, curry powder, salt, and pepper, then add oil in a stream, whisking until well blended.
• Slice pork diagonally Prepare and assemble salad.

WARM PORK & SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Spray nonstick skillet with vegetable cooking spray; stir-fry pork strips until cooked through, about 4 minutes.
• Set aside; keep warm.
• In large serving bowl, toss spinach, watercress, celery, grapes, green onion, water chestnuts and apple; toss to mix.
• In small saucepan, combine salad dressing, white wine, mustard and brown sugar; heat just until brown sugar is dissolved, stirring constantly.
• Stir cooked pork into hot dressing to coat well.
• Remove pork; pour half of dressing over greens mixture in bowl; toss well.
• Place pork strips on top of salad.
• Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
• Pass remaining dressing.