Warm Spinach Salad with Bacon, Tomatoes, and Pecans
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Everyday Food, April 2007
- Prep Time 20 minutes
- Total Time 20 minutes
- Yield Serves 4
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup pecan halves
- 6 slices bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 red onion, halved and thinly sliced
- 1 pint (2 cups) grape tomatoes
- 1/3 cup white-wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 to 3 bunches (1 1/2 pounds total) flat-leaf spinach, trimmed, cleaned, and dried
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread pecans on a rimmed baking sheet, and toast in oven until golden and fragrant, 10 to 15 minutes. Set aside.
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Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium heat, cook bacon, stirring occasionally, until browned and crisp, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate. Pour off all but 3 tablespoons fat from skillet.
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Add onion to skillet; cook, stirring occasionally, until crisp-tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Add tomatoes, vinegar, and sugar; simmer until liquid thickens slightly and tomatoes are heated through, 1 to 2 minutes.
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Place spinach in a large bowl, and pour hot tomato-onion mixture over; toss quickly to coat and wilt spinach. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with reserved pecans and bacon.
This was brilliant. i didn't have white wine vinegar, so I used white wine which worked out quite well. i also substituted walnuts instead of pecans.
some sliced mushrooms would also taste good with this salad.
Marianne Smith