Spinach Salad With Grilled Ham And Peaches Rachael Ray Recipes

SPINACH ARTICHOKE PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring 5 or 6 inches of water to a boil in a large pot. Salt boiling water and add pasta. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes, until pasta is just tender and the tortellini are floating like buoys. Drain tortellini, then cool the cooked pasta by spreading them out on a large plate or a cookie sheet in a single layer.
• Coarsely chop baby spinach. Combine with artichoke pieces, roasted red pepper and red onion. Chop garlic, then add salt to it and mash it into a paste with the flat of your knife. Transfer garlic paste to a small bowl and add lemon zest, lemon juice and vinegar to it. Whisk in oil, thyme and pepper. Add pasta and sun-dried tomatoes to the salad. Dress salad and gently toss. Serve or refrigerate.

GLAZED SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Heat the extra-virgin olive oil, 3 turns of the pan, in a deep skillet over medium heat. Add shallots to hot oil and saute them for 2 minutes. Add vinegar and soy and whisk into duck sauce. Reduce heat to low. Add hot sauce to dressing and pile in half the spinach. Turn spinach carefully with tongs. When it wilts down, 2 minutes, add the remaining greens and wilt. Season the warm salad with salt and pepper to your taste. Serve the spinach with toasted sesame seeds sprinkled over top.

3 GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICHES (FROM FOODTV, RACHAEL RAY)

Steps:

• Heat a nonstick griddle pan over medium high heat.
• Wipe grill with butter nestled in paper towel.
• Add 4 slices bread.
• Cover bread with thin slices of cheese.
• Cover pumpernickel and Havarti grilled cheese with sliced tomato and chives.
• Cover cheddar and whole wheat grilled cheese with 2 slices of ham per sandwich and some sliced apple.
• Cover the crusty white bread-and-Gruyere sandwiches with spinach leaves and thinly sliced artichokes seasoned with salt and pepper.
• Make 2 sandwiches at a time and transfer to a warm plate in low oven.
• Cut sandwiches corner to corner and serve a platter of mixed grilled sandwiches with your homemade soup.