Wilted Spinach And Orange Salad Recipes

SPINACH SALAD WITH ORANGE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place the prosciutto slices on a baking sheet and bake until just crisp, about 10 minutes. Let cool. Crumble the prosciutto slices into a container and store in the refrigerator.
• In a blender, combine the orange zest, orange juice, balsamic vinegar, honey, garlic, salt, and pepper. Blend until smooth. With the blender running, add the olive oil in a steady stream until combined. Transfer to a container and store in the refrigerator.
• To serve, put the spinach in a large bowl. Toss with enough of the vinaigrette to coat the spinach. Sprinkle with the crisp prosciutto crumbles, toss again, and serve.

LIGHTLY WILTED SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• In a small skillet, heat 1 teaspoon of the canola oil. Add the onion and garlic clove and cook, stirring gently, for 2 minutes. Season lightly with salt. Discard the garlic clove. Whisk in the cider vinegar and add 1 teaspoon canola oil. Taste for seasoning. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Place a large heatproof bowl over low heat and add the remaining 1 tablespoon canola oil. When the bowl is warm remove it from the heat and add the spinach. Season lightly with salt and toss with a spoon so the spinach gets coated with the oil and wilts slightly, 1 minute. The spinach should only be partially wilted and still appear somewhat raw. Pour off any water that might accumulate in the bottom of the bowl from wilting and stir in the onion and dressing from the skillet. Add chopped hard-boiled egg. Serve immediately.

SPINACH SALAD WITH ORANGES

Steps:

• In a large salad bowl, toss the spinach, oranges, mushrooms and bacon; set aside. , In a blender, combine the ketchup, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, onion, salt and pepper; cover and process until smooth. While processing, gradually add oil in a steady steam. Serve with salad.

WILTED SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Place 6 eggs in a medium saucepan with enough cold water to cover. Bring water to a boil, and immediately remove from heat. Cover, and let eggs stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water, cool, peel, and chop.
• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble, and set aside, reserving approximately 1/2 cup of drippings in the skillet.
• In a large bowl, toss together the spinach and green onions.
• Heat the reserved drippings over low heat. In a small bowl, whisk together the 2 remaining eggs, sugar, white vinegar, and red wine vinegar. Add to warm grease, and whisk for about a minute, until thickened. Pour at once over spinach, add crumbled bacon, and toss to coat. Garnish with chopped egg.

SPINACH AND MANDARIN ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• Mix vinegar, sugar, water, butter, and salt together in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook and stir until sugar dissolves and mixture is bubbling, about 1 minute. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature, about 1 hour.
• Whisk egg into dressing; return saucepan to low heat and simmer until dressing thickens, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Combine spinach, mushrooms, mandarin oranges, almonds, bacon, red onion rings, and croutons in a large bowl; pour dressing over salad. Toss to coat.

ORANGE SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• In a small heavy skillet, melt sugar over low heat. Add almonds and stir to coat. Cook and stir 3-5 minutes or until golden brown. Spread onto a greased sheet of foil; break apart if necessary., In a large bowl, combine the romaine, spinach, mushrooms, cheese, red onion, bacon and oranges. , For dressing, in a blender, combine the vinegar, sugar, onion, mustard and salt; cover and process until blended. While processing, gradually add oil in a steady stream. Stir in poppy seeds. , Pour dressing over salad and toss to coat. Sprinkle with sugared almonds. Serve immediately.

CALIFORNIA WILTED SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Thoroughly rinse spinach on cold water, remove stems.
• Dry with paper toweling or spin dry.
• To prepare dressing: Combine orange juice, vinegar, oil, zest, Worcestershire, salt and pepper.
• Heat dressing just until it starts to boil.
• Toss spinach with hot dressings and bacon bits.
• Garnish with orange sections.

WILTED SPINACH AND ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Grate or zest peel from one orange before slicing; set zest aside. 2. Peel oranges and slice them thinly and horizontally, reserving juice that collects during slicing. 3. Wash and dry baby spinach. If using larger spinach, break up large leaves and discard woody stems. 4. Slice onions into whole rings. 5. To prepare the dressing, mix vinegar, olive oil, tarragon, orange zest, and leftover orange juice in a bowl. Whisk together and set aside. 6. Place spinach and onion rings in a large wok with a nonstick surface. Add ¼ cup water, cover, and steam just until spinach wilts, but remains bright green. 7. Arrange on two salad plates, top with orange slices, and sprinkle pecans over top. 8. Sprinkle ? cup dressing over each salad.

WILTED SPINACH AND ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• Lightly toast the pecan pieces in a clean cast iron skillet and set aside to cool.
• Grate zest from orange and set aside.
• Slice the oranges thinly into small crescents (or dice), reserving any juice that accumulates to be used for the salad dressing.
• Prepare salad dressing by combining all the ingredients in a non-reactive bowl. Whisk well.
• Wash spinach leaves well and dry using salad spinner. Slice or dice the onions.
• In a wok or saute pan, place the spinach and onions in a steamer basket. Add 1/4 cup water, cover pan, bring to boil them reduce heat to low and and steam only until spinach leaves {{JUST}} wilt but maintain their bright green color. This should only take about 5 minutes or so. Check spinach periodically to make sure it is not cooking too long.
• Arrange the steamed vegetables on individual salad plates. Top with the cut up oranges, and sprinkle top of salad with the toasted pecan pieces.
• Serve salad dressing on side.