Baby Spinach Red Onion Pancetta And Peach Salad Recipes

BABY SPINACH SALAD WITH MANDARIN ORANGE AND RED ONIONS

Steps:

• Arrange spinach leaves on a large platter or individual salad plates. Top with mandarin sections and chopped red onion. Whisk together marmalade and vinegar. Stream oil into dressing while continuing to whisk.
• When you are ready to serve, pour the dressing over salad and season with salt and pepper.

WARM SPINACH SALAD WITH PANCETTA DRESSING

Steps:

• Combine the spinach and red onions in a large bowl.
• Heat the olive oil in a medium saute pan over medium-high heat until hot and shimmering. Add the mushrooms and salt to taste, and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, until they start to release their moisture and begin to shrink, 2 to 3 minutes. Now let the mushrooms cook undisturbed until their liquid evaporates and they have turned deep golden brown on one side, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir and continue cooking until nicely browned on both sides, 3 to 5 minutes more. With a slotted spoon, remove the mushrooms from the pan and toss with the spinach and onions.
• In a separate, heavy-bottomed saucepan, cook the pancetta over medium-low heat until dark and crispy, about 15 minutes. Remove from the pan with a slotted spoon and reserve.
• To the rendered fat in the pan, add the vinegar, honey and mustard. Bring to a boil and whisk to combine. Add salt and pepper to taste and then pour the warm dressing over the spinach, mushrooms and onions. Add the reserved pancetta and toss to distribute the heat and dressing.
• Serve in a salad bowl, garnished with pine nuts.

PEACHES, BASIL, AND RED ONION

Steps:

• Toss peaches with red onion, basil, lemon juice, salt, and some pepper. Drizzle with olive oil.

SPINACH AND RED ONION SALAD

Steps:

• Place spinach in large bowl.
• Top with onions, cheese, and dressing.
• Add croutons.
• Toss and serve.

FRESH SPINACH, ORANGE AND RED ONION SALAD

Steps:

• Arrange spinach on serving platter or individual serving plates.
• Peel off eight 2 1/2x2-inch strips of orange peel with vegetable peeler, being careful to remove only orange part. Cut strips lengthwise into thin slivers.
• Cut remaining peel and white pith from oranges with sharp knife. Remove segments of orange by cutting between membranes, catching juice in small bowl; set orange segments aside. Squeeze membranes of oranges into bowl to remove all of juice; if necessary, add orange juice to make 1/2 cup. Beat in honey, vinegar, oil and salt with wire whisk.
• Place onion slices in single layer on ungreased cookie sheet; brush with orange juice mixture. Broil 2 to 3 inches from heat 4 to 5 minutes or just until edges begin to darken.
• Arrange orange segments on spinach. Separate onion slices into rings; scatter over oranges. Drizzle with remaining orange juice mixture; garnish with strips of orange peel.

PEACH AND ARUGULA SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk together vinegar, juice, and salt, then add extra-virgin oil in a stream, whisking until emulsified.
• Cut an X in bottom of each peach and immerse in boiling water 15 seconds, then transfer to a bowl of ice water. Peel peaches and cut each into 6 wedges, then unroll pancetta slices and wrap one slice around each wedge, overlapping ends of pancetta. Heat remaining oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderate heat until hot but not smoking, then cook peaches in 2 batches, turning over occasionally with tongs, until pancetta is browned on all sides and cooked through, about 5 minutes per batch. Transfer to a plate and keep warm, covered loosely with foil.
• Divide arugula and warm pancetta-wrapped peaches among 8 salad plates. Drizzle with dressing and sprinkle with ricotta salata and pepper. Serve immediately.

BABY SPINACH WITH RED ONION, FENNEL, PANCETTA AND PARMESAN CRISP

Steps:

• Salad:.
• In a skillet set over medium heat, saute pancetta until crisp. Remove from pan and reserve drippings.
• Chop panchetta into bite size pieces and preheat oven to 350°F.
• Sprinkle parmesan cheese onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and bake for 10-15 minutes, or until cheese bubbles.
• remove from oven and cool, then cut baked cheese into triangles.
• Dressing:.
• In a bowl, whisk egg with mustard and garlic; drizzle in the set aside pancetta drippings, along with olive oil and vinegar whisking constantly. season with salt and pepper to taste.
• To assemble toss spinach, onion, fennel and dressing and garnish with the parmesan triangles!

SPINACH, PEAR AND PANCETTA SALAD

Steps:

• Sauté pancetta in nonstick skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 6 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Pour drippings in skillet into bowl. Add shallots, vinegar, mustard and thyme; whisk to blend. Add oil; whisk to blend. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature before continuing.)
• Combine spinach, pears, red onion and pancetta in large bowl. Toss with enough dressing to coat. Surround salad with radicchio leaves and serve.

SPINACH SALAD WITH PEACHES AND PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Arrange pecans on a single layer on a baking sheet and roast in preheated oven for 7-10 minutes, until they just begin to darken. Remove from oven and set aside.
• Peel peaches (if desired) and slice into bite-sized segments. Combine peaches, spinach and pecans in a large bowl. Toss with dressing until evenly coated, adding a little additional dressing, if necessary.

SPINACH, MUSHROOM, AND RED-ONION SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. On a large rimmed baking sheet, toss bread with 2 tablespoons oil; season with salt and pepper. Bake, tossing occasionally, until toasted, 4 to 6 minutes. (To store, keep croutons in a resealable bag, up to 1 week.)
• In a large bowl, whisk together remaining oil, vinegar, and Dijon; season with salt and pepper. (To store, refrigerate dressing, up to 1 week.)
• Toss mushrooms with dressing; let stand 5 minutes. Add spinach, onion, and croutons to bowl; toss, and serve immediately.

SPINACH WITH PANCETTA

Steps:

• Rinse the spinach well and drain it. Remove tough stems, center membranes and blemished leaves. There should be about 10 cups reasonably well-packed. Break the spinach into two-inch pieces
• Heat the pancetta in a skillet and cook until rendered of fat.
• Cut the onion into quarters. Cut each quarter crosswise into the thinnest possible slices. Add the onion pieces to the pancetta in the skillet. Add the spinach and cook, stirring, until it is wilted. Add salt, pepper and lemon juice and cook about one minute. Serve immediately.