Spinach Salad With Smoked Trout And Tart Apple Recipes

SPINACH SALAD WITH APPLE DRESSING

Steps:

• For dressing, in a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the apple butter, oil, vinegar and pepper; shake well. Divide spinach among 4 plates; sprinkle with pecans and cheese. Drizzle with dressing.

WARM SALAD OF GRILLED TROUT WITH SPINACH AND LENTILS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together the honey and mustard to form a glaze. Set aside.
• Prepare an ice-water bath in a large bowl and bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Blanch the asparagus until tender, 6 minutes. Drain and refresh them in the ice water to preserve their color. Drain again and set aside.
• Heat the lentils over a low flame and keep warm.
• Spray a grill or grill pan with nonstick spray and preheat until it's very hot (if using a grill pan, heat for at least 4 minutes). Dry the fillets and season the flesh sides with 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and 1/4 teaspoon of the pepper, then brush both sides with the olive oil. Place the fish, skin side down, on the grill and cook for 4 minutes. Flip the fish and brush the skin side with the reserved honey-mustard glaze. Continue to cook for 2 minutes. Hold the cooked trout aside.
• Melt 3 tablespoons of the butter in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the walnuts and toast for about 3 minutes, shaking the pan often to prevent burning. Season the nuts with 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper, and 3 tablespoons of the balsamic vinegar. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes, until the vinegar has reduced to a thick syrup that coats the nuts. Add the remaining tablespoon of butter and stir for an additional minute. Turn the flame down to low and add the asparagus.
• In a small saucepan, bring the remaining 1/2 cup of balsamic vinegar to a boil. Cook for about 3 minutes, until it has reduced down to 2 tablespoons.
• Turn the flame off under the asparagus-walnut mixture and add the baby spinach along with a drizzle of the balsamic glaze. Gently toss to combine, and allow the heat of the pan to wilt the spinach.
• Plate the salad by creating a small bed of the spinach-asparagus mixture in the center of the plate, surrounded by 3 dollops of warm lentils. Place 2 trout fillets, skin side up, on top of the spinach mixture. Drizzle with the balsamic glaze.

SPINACH SALAD WITH SMOKED CHICKEN, APPLE, WALNUTS, BACON

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350. Toast walnuts about 8 minutes. Let cool.
• Cook bacon until crisp. Drain and crumble.
• Whisk vinegar with mustard, salt and pepper in a small glass or stainless bowl. Whisk in oil.
• In large bowl, combine 2 Tbsp of the dressing with chicken. Let sit for 5 minutes. Add walnuts, bacon, spinach, onion, apple and remaining dressing. Toss.

SPINACH APPLE SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine vinegar, oil, salt and sugar; mix well. Add apple, onion and raisins; toss lightly to coat. Cover and let stand for 10 minutes. , Just before serving, combine spinach and romaine in a large salad bowl; add dressing and toss.

APPLE SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• In a salad bowl, toss the spinach, apple, bacon, onion and nuts. In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the dressing ingredients; shake well. Drizzle over salad; toss to coat. Refrigerate any remaining dressing.

SPINACH AND APPLE SALAD

Steps:

• Wash spinach and remove tough stems. Break spinach into bite-size pieces.
• Wash apple and cut into thin strips, leaving peel on.
• In a serving bowl, whisk the oil, lemon juice and vinegar; add the spinach and apple, and mix thoroughly to coat well. Season with pepper.

SPINACH SALAD WITH SMOKED TROUT AND TART APPLE

Steps:

• Into a large bowl cut apple into 1-inch wedges and core. Cut wedges crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
• In a large bowl whisk together oil, lemon juice, and mustard and add apple, tossing to coat. Add remaining ingredients, tossing to combine, and season with salt and pepper.