By Teeny McMunn
The Times 

Teeny McMunn: My Recipe Box

Spinach and Apple Salad

 

January 3, 2019



By the time the paper comes out, we will have started our new year. Do you do a traditional New Year’s Day food, like black eyed peas for good luck? Do you make a list of resolutions to follow? Start a new diet?

There is a reason why magazines and newspapers advertise exercise equipment, gym memberships, energy drinks, etc. in January. I was going thru the Costco Connection, a Costco monthly magazine, and yes, all of the above was in there. I saw this healthy salad in the magazine and thought it was a good way to start the year. I like salads anyway. However, as I am typing this recipe, I am munching on Chex Mix.

INGREDIENTS:

6 c. baby spinach ½ tsp coarsely ground black pepper

1 apple, thinly sliced ¼ tsp salt

½ c. thinly sliced white onion 2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

2 tsp Dijon mustard ¼ c. finely diced raw bacon

1 Tbsp sugar 2 tsp minced fresh garlic

DIRECTIONS:

Place spinach, apple and onion in a large, heatproof bowl and refrigerate until ready to dress the salad. In a small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, mustard, sugar, pepper, salt and olive oil. Set vinaigrette aside.

In a small nonstick pan, cook the bacon over medium-high heat until almost crisp. About two to three minutes. Add the garlic and stir for about 30 seconds, making sure not to brown the garlic. Remove the pan from heat. Stir in vinaigrette and pour over reserved spinach mixture. Toss until salad is well coated with dressing. Makes six servings.

MY NOTES:

This seems easy enough, and vinaigrette can be prepared ahead, bacon done at the last. Like most salads, it is easy to add or subtract to your taste. A cooked seasoned chicken breast would be a nice addition.

ENJOY AND HAPPY NEW YEAR! Now to finish all those Christmas goodies before I de-sugar I can’t let them go to waste.

 

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