Wilted Spinach Salad With Chickpeas Food

WILTED SPINACH SALAD WITH CHICKPEAS

Steps:

• Heat broiler. On a broiler-safe rimmed baking sheet, toss cherry tomatoes with chickpeas with one tablespoon olive oil; season with coarse salt and ground pepper. Broil, tossing occasionally, until tomatoes are slightly charred, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil and white-wine vinegar; season with salt and pepper.
• Add baby spinach, hot vegetables, and black olives. Toss with vinaigrette (spinach will wilt slightly).

LIGHTLY WILTED SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• In a small skillet, heat 1 teaspoon of the canola oil. Add the onion and garlic clove and cook, stirring gently, for 2 minutes. Season lightly with salt. Discard the garlic clove. Whisk in the cider vinegar and add 1 teaspoon canola oil. Taste for seasoning. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Place a large heatproof bowl over low heat and add the remaining 1 tablespoon canola oil. When the bowl is warm remove it from the heat and add the spinach. Season lightly with salt and toss with a spoon so the spinach gets coated with the oil and wilts slightly, 1 minute. The spinach should only be partially wilted and still appear somewhat raw. Pour off any water that might accumulate in the bottom of the bowl from wilting and stir in the onion and dressing from the skillet. Add chopped hard-boiled egg. Serve immediately.

CHICKPEA AND SPINACH SALAD WITH CUMIN DRESSING AND YOGURT SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl combine the chickpeas, parsley and onion. In a small bowl whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, zest, cumin, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper. Pour the dressing over the chickpea mixture and toss to combine. Serve the chickpea salad over a bed of spinach leaves. Top with the yogurt sauce and a sprinkle of mint, if using.
• In a small bowl, stir together the yogurt, orange zest, orange juice and honey.

WILTED SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Place 6 eggs in a medium saucepan with enough cold water to cover. Bring water to a boil, and immediately remove from heat. Cover, and let eggs stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water, cool, peel, and chop.
• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble, and set aside, reserving approximately 1/2 cup of drippings in the skillet.
• In a large bowl, toss together the spinach and green onions.
• Heat the reserved drippings over low heat. In a small bowl, whisk together the 2 remaining eggs, sugar, white vinegar, and red wine vinegar. Add to warm grease, and whisk for about a minute, until thickened. Pour at once over spinach, add crumbled bacon, and toss to coat. Garnish with chopped egg.

WILTED SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• In a salad bowl, combine the spinach, onion, radish, salt and pepper; set aside. , In a small skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels. Drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings. Combine the sugar, vinegar and lemon juice; stir into drippings. Cook and stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved. Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; add to skillet. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. , Pour over spinach mixture and toss to coat. Top with bacon and egg.

WILTED SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Combine spinach, onions and eggs in a large salad bowl.
• Cook bacon in skillet until crispy; remove bacon and drain on paper towels.
• Pour off all but 3 tablespoons of bacon drippings.
• Add vinegar, water, sugar, salt and pepper to bacon drippings, heat to boiling, stirring to blend.
• Pour over spinach mixture; toss gently.
• Sprinkle with bacon.

WILTED SPINACH SALAD WITH BALSAMIC-HONEY VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Trim, wash and dry the spinach thoroughly and place in a salad bowl.
• Coat a saute pan with 2 tablespoons olive oil and put over medium heat. Fry the prosciutto and garlic for a minute to flavor the oil, and then add the mushrooms and onions. Saute the mushrooms and onions until they are slightly brown and tender, about 3 minutes.
• Scrape the mixture on top of the spinach, return the pan to the stove. Add balsamic vinegar and scrape up the bits at the bottom of the pan. Add remaining oil and honey. Swirl pan around for a minute to warm the vinaigrette.
• Pour the vinaigrette over the salad, top with Gorgonzola. Season with salt and pepper, toss, and serve immediately.

WILTED SPINACH SALAD WITH HOT BACON DRESSING

Steps:

• Place the spinach in a large bowl and leave at room temperature. Bring a medium pot of water to a boil over medium-high heat. Use a slotted spoon to gently lower the eggs into the water. Boil until both the whites and yolks are set (hard-boiled), about 10 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl filled with ice water and cool completely. Once cool, peel the eggs and cut each into quarters.
• Meanwhile, put the bacon in a large skillet and set over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and crisp, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer the bacon with a slotted spoon to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Remove half of the bacon fat to a small bowl and reserve.
• Return the skillet and remaining bacon fat to medium heat. Add the mushrooms, garlic, 1/4 teaspoon of salt and a few grinds of black pepper to the same skillet. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Pour in the reserved bacon fat, vinegar, mustard and honey and whisk until smooth and emulsified. Taste and season with more salt and pepper.
• Pour the hot bacon dressing over the spinach and toss until evenly coated and slightly wilted. Transfer to a platter and top with the eggs, red onion and reserved bacon.

WILTED SPINACH SALAD WITH PICKLED SHALLOTS AND SHERRY VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together the vinegar, salt, pepper, and mustard. Drizzle in the olive oil, whisking constantly until the dressing is completely emulsified. Assemble all the ingredients for the salad on the counter top just before you are ready to serve it. Turn a gas or electric burner to medium high heat. Using an oven glove to protect your hands, heat a large stainless bowl until it is very hot. Add just under 1/2 cup of the vinaigrette, reserving the rest for another use. Swirl for a minute or two, until the vinaigrette is quite warm. Remove from the heat and quickly throw in the spinach leaves and the shallots. Immediately start tossing the salad mixture with tongs and, as soon as it begins to wilt, serve the salad, sprinkled with the toasted pipettes and, if desired, the cheese.
• Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil and blanch the shallots for 1 minute. Drain in a colander. When the shallots are cool enough to handle, peel them. In a medium saucepan, combine the vinegar, wine, sugar, mustard seeds, peppercorns, chile flakes, and salt. Stir over low heat until the sugar has dissolved. Add the shallots and bring the liquid to a boil. Simmer for 5 minutes, then remove from the heat and let cool completely. Transfer the shallots and all the liquid into a sterilized jar, cover tightly, and use as directed in this recipe, or keep for up to 2 weeks.

WILTED SPINACH SALAD WITH CHICKPEAS

Steps:

• Heat broiler.
• On a broiler-safe rimmed baking sheet or in a large baking dish, toss the cherry tomatoes and chickpeas with 1 tbsp olive oil; season with salt and pepper.
• Broil, tossing occasionally, until tomatoes are slightly charred, about 15-20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together remaining 3 tbsps olive oil and white-wine vinegar; season with salt and pepper.
• Add baby spinach, hot vegetables and slivered olives.
• Toss with vinaigrette. The spinach will wilt slightly during this time.
• Serve warm.

CALIFORNIA WILTED SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Thoroughly rinse spinach on cold water, remove stems.
• Dry with paper toweling or spin dry.
• To prepare dressing: Combine orange juice, vinegar, oil, zest, Worcestershire, salt and pepper.
• Heat dressing just until it starts to boil.
• Toss spinach with hot dressings and bacon bits.
• Garnish with orange sections.

EASY WILTED SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the onions untill translucent in the olive oil.
• Add garlic and cook for an additional 2 minutes.
• Add the Baslamic Vinegar.
• Bring to a boil and reduce to 1/2 origional.
• Add Spinach leaves and cook untill wilted (2-5 minutes).
• Move spinach to serving bowl.
• Roast pine nuts over medium heat.
• Add pine nuts and dried crainberries to spinach and mix.
• Serve warm.

WILTED SHIITAKE SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute mushrooms with salt and pepper in 1 tablespoon oil until tender. Meanwhile, cook edamame according to package directions. Set aside., In a salad bowl, combine the spinach, mango, corn, radishes, cucumber, cilantro, almonds, onion, mushrooms and edamame., In a small skillet, saute garlic in remaining oil for 1 minute. Add vinegar and pepper flakes; bring to a boil. Pour over salad and toss to coat. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Serve immediately.

WILTED SPINACH SALAD WITH CARAMELIZED SHALLOTS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat extra-virgin olive oil over medium-high. Add minced shallots, and cook, stirring often, until softened, about 3 minutes. Season with coarse salt and pepper. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook, stirring, until shallots are sticky and browned, about 8 minutes. Add water and cook, stirring and scraping up browned bits from skillet, until shallots are dark brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove skillet from heat; add whole-grain mustard and red wine vinegar and stir to combine. In a large bowl, place 2 bags (10 ounces each) baby spinach and pour warm dressing over top. Add 1 teaspoon vinegar, toss, and season with salt and pepper.