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Warm Spinach Bacon Salad
Victoria Haneveer

Warm Spinach Salad with Bacon and Shallots

Spinach is served with bacon, garlic and eggs to bring out its lovely and unique flavor. Served warm, this makes a comforting side dish and it goes well with meat or chicken.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 7 minutes
Total Time 22 minutes
Servings: 6 (Side Dish) or 4 (Appetizer)
Course: Salad
Cuisine: USA (Traditional)

Ingredients
 

  • 2 lbs (900g) spinach leaves
  • 4 chopped thick-cut bacon slices
  • 3 thinly sliced shallots
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons sherry vinegar
  • 2 chopped garlic cloves
  • Salt, black pepper and ground nutmeg, to taste
  • 4 hard-boiled eggs, quartered lengthwise
  • Parmesan flakes, for topping (optional)
  • Croutons (optional)

Method
 

  1. Heat the olive oil in a skillet over a medium-high heat.
  2. Add the bacon to the skillet and brown it.
  3. Take the bacon out and put the shallots and garlic in the pan to cook 3 or 4 minutes.
  4. Deglaze the pan using the vinegar.
  5. Put the spinach in the pan and turn it a few times (don't cook it).
  6. Add salt, pepper and nutmeg, just a pinch of each.
  7. Divide the spinach mixture between 6 plates (or 4 if it's an appetizer not a side dish).
  8. Top the spinach with the quartered eggs, bacon and cheese shavings (if liked) as well as croutons (if liked).