Warm Spinach And Chorizo Salad Food

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.

WARM SPINACH AND CHORIZO SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. On a rimmed baking sheet, arrange baguette pieces in a single layer and bake until croutons are golden, 5 to 7 minutes. Meanwhile, place spinach in a large bowl. In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium. Add chorizo and cook until fat is rendered and sausage is slightly crisp, 3 to 4 minutes. Add chopped chestnuts and cook 2 minutes. Add sherry vinegar, swirl to combine, and pour over spinach. Add croutons and toss well to combine. Serve immediately.

WARM SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Wash and dry spinach (or buy bagged, pre-washed spinach). Small dice (1/4" x 1/4") the pancetta, crisp iton low heat and drain off the fat, reserving 2 tablespoons. Set aside. Crumble the blue cheese and set aside Zest the lemons then cut in half and juice. In a saucepan boil 2 cups salt water. Blanch the lemon zest by dropping it into boiling water for 10-20 seconds. Remove zest and immediately run under cold water. Set aside.
• Saute the minced shallots in reserved fat until translucent. Add half of the capers, half of the blanched zest and 3 tablespoons of lemon juice, balsamic vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper. Warm over heat. In a bowl toss the spinach, remaining capers, pancetta and crumbled cheese. Toss the salad with warm dressing Garnish with remaining zest and toasted almonds and serve immediately.

WARM CHORIZO, SWEET POTATO & EGG SALAD

Steps:

• Put the eggs and potatoes into a pan of cold water and bring to the boil. (Covering the pan with a lid will speed this up.) Uncover and boil for 6 mins, then lift out the eggs and cool in cold water. Leave the potato in the pan for another 4 mins, or until just tender when pricked in the middle with the tip of a knife. Drain and tip into a bowl.
• Heat a griddle pan until very hot. Toss the potato and chorizo in 1 tsp oil and season well. Griddle the potato for 2 mins on each side until charred. Meanwhile, peel and quarter the eggs - the yolks should still be a little soft in the middle.
• Tip the potato back into the bowl, then griddle the chorizo for a couple of mins until it crisps up and releases its red oil. Lift into the bowl, leaving the juices behind. Take the pan off the heat, then add the garlic and the rest of the oil, then sizzle for 30 secs. Squeeze in the lemon juice. Scatter the salad and tomatoes over 4 plates, top with the potato, egg and chorizo, then drizzle over the hot dressing.

WARM SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Heat oil in a skillet and sautee the bacon until the pieces are golden brown. Remove from the heat.
• Mix spinach, mushrooms and onion in a glass or ceramic bowl. (Do not use wood - it will soak up the warm dressing.)
• Toss salad ingredients with the vinegar.
• Reheat the bacon and drippings in the skillet and pour over salad. Toss thoroughly then cover the salad with the overturned skillet for about 30 seconds. Toss again.
• Season with pepper, crumble sieved hard-cooked egg yolk on the salad and serve.

WARM SPINACH SALAD WITH PANCETTA AND GORGONZOLA DRESSING

Steps:

• For the dressing, place vinegar, shallots, garlic and mustard in a medium size bowl and mix well.
• Slowly mix in the olive oil to blend.
• Season with cracked black pepper and set aside.
• Now for the salad, take the chopped pancetta and saute it until crisped and place on paper towels.
• On medium heat, place a large stainless bowl directly on the flame. Add.
• your dressing to the bowl then add the remaining salad ingredients and toss lightly.
• Divide onto 4 plates and serve.

WARM CHORIZO & CHICKPEA SALAD

Steps:

• In a large frying pan, dry-fry the chorizo until golden for about 10 mins, then use a slotted spoon to scoop it from the pan and set aside.
• Add the onion and peppers to the pan and soften in the chorizo fat for 10 mins. Stir in the chickpeas and tomatoes, warming through.
• Pour in the red wine vinegar and season. Serve in bowls with handfuls of rocket on top.

WARM SPINACH SALAD W/ CARAMELIZED ONION, MUSHROOM, FETA AND NUTS

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a deep frying pan or pot that will eventually be able to handle all the spinach being tossed around in it.
• Toss in the onions and mushrooms and turn down the heat to medium low / low medium. Allow onions and mushrooms to caramelize for approx 30 minutes until onions are soft, transparent and golden stirring occasionally. This is a prime time to get the main course a cookin! These onions can be made well in advance and then reheated for just the moment you want to serve the salad. If the onions start to dry out with the amount of butter used add a little more. 4 Tbsp Butter worked out for me at the heat I caramelized the onions on.
• Stir in the squirt of anchovy paste (optional), pine nuts (or nut of choice) and the crumbled feta a little sea salt and black pepper for taste with the caramelized onions and mushrooms. Once these are somewhat warm and melted, carefully fold in the spinach leaves until they're all coated, making sure not to cook too long. We don't want them soggy or wilted, just coated and warm. Serve immediately and enjoy!

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.

WARM SPINACH SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Toss spinach with mushrooms in large bowl.
• Microwave dressing and bacon in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 15 to 30 sec. or until heated through; stir.
• Pour over salad; toss to coat.