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Spinach-Gorganzola Salad

By: MRSMAC1993 
"A delicious family recipe that serves up well with BBQ'd dishes. A spinach salad with a hot bacon dressing goes will with crumbled gorgonzola cheese and pine nuts. Well worth the effort to make."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.0 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (10)

Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
30 Min
Ready In:
50 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 4 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
  • salt and pepper to taste
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  • 1/4 cup pine nuts
  • 1 pound thickly sliced honey-smoked bacon
  • 2 bunches baby spinach leaves
  • 1/4 cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
  • 1 medium red onion, quartered and thinly sliced

Directions

  1. In a small bowl, whisk together the balsamic vinegar, olive oil, mustard, salt and pepper to make the dressing. Set aside.
  2. Place the pine nuts in a dry skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir for a few minutes, just until they are fragrant and lightly toasted. Set aside to cool.
  3. Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat until evenly browned and crisp. Remove bacon to paper towels to drain. Reserve a thin layer of bacon grease in the pan. Stir in about 1/4 cup of the dressing, and turn the heat to medium. Add the onions; cook, stirring occasionally, until caramelized, about 20 minutes.
  4. Reduce the heat to low, and crumble the bacon into the pan. Stir in the remaining dressing, and heat through.
  5. Place the spinach in a large bowl. Pour the warmed dressing with bacon and onion over the spinach, then sprinkle with pine nuts and gorgonzola cheese.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 695 | Total Fat: 61g | Cholesterol: 52mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 16, 2005 by What a Dish!   view full review
I can't even rate how this tastes, because we ended up eating a salad of plain spincach with...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 8, 2005 by JDVMD   view full review
Yummy. A bit more labor intensive than I imagined so I did some shortcuts -- used pre-cooked...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 1, 2005 by GULFTRADE   view full review
This sounded so yummy, BUT my husband and 2 guests didn't love it. Made according to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 3, 2005 by lovetocook   view full review
Very good. I think I forgot the pine nuts but I added sauteed mushrooms. Will make again.
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 7, 2010 by ChefAMY   view full review
Yummy!! My guest ate 3 servings!!
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 24, 2006 by LZJOYCE   view full review
Pine nuts, thick cut bacon, gorgonzola cheese are pricey ingedients; don't use them here....
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 15, 2009 by rachycez   view full review
So decadent and easy to make. We used spicy candied pecans instead of pine nuts for an added kick.
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 14, 2007 by COLLEY411   view full review
Preparation for the salad was a bit too involved for the end result. It was a nice change...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 5, 2007 by Tanya   view full review
Delicious! I made afew changes though: - After I made the dressing I heated that up in a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 25, 2007 by crawlll   view full review
Was the best course of the meal. Substituted sunflower seed for nuts due to allergy.

 

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