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Wilted Spinach Salad

Ingredients:

1/2  Cup Tear Drop Tomatoes, halved
2     Tbs. Dried Cranberries
1     Tbs. Toasted Pumpkin Seeds
1     Tbs. Roasted Sunflower Seeds
2     Tbs. Red Onion, sliced thin
1     Carrot, grated
2     Mushrooms, sliced thin
1     Hardboiled Egg, chopped

Sprinkle ingredients with a pinch of salt and pepper.

Drizzle with one tablespoon of dressing and toss together.



Dressing:

1/4  tsp. Mustard Powder
1     Tbs. Red Vinegar
1     Tbs. Cider Vinegar
1     Tbs. Lemon Juice
1     Tbs. Honey
1/4  tsp. Kosher Salt
1/8  tsp. Ground Pepper
1     Tbs. Olive Oil

Mix all dressing ingredients together.





1    9 Ounce Bag Baby Spinach


Remove spinach from bag.



1    Tbs. Olive Oil
1    tsp. Minced Garlic


Place oil and garlic into a large pan.

Turn heat to high and start to heat the oil.

After a minute you will begin to smell the oil heating.

Next you will see the garlic starting to sizzle in the oil.

At that moment, working quickly, add all of the dressing to the pan.



As soon as the dressing hits the pan it will start to boil.

At that moment, working quickly, add all of the spinach to the pan.

Using the tongs, mix and toss the spinach in the hot pan for about 7 seconds.

Immediately remove the spinach from the pan and place onto a serving platter.

I actually use my hands to remove the spinach in one quick motion.

You may want to try this or just remove as much as you can at a time with the tongs.

Toss the spinach one last time as it sits on the serving platter and cover with all of the toppings.



New Taste Thinking:

I promise you that if you make this salad one time you will make it again and again and again.
I can eat just about the whole thing and call it dinner, even though it can serve 3 easily.
In the old days I would frizzle up some bacon in the pan and add brown sugar to the fat.
I do not know what I was thinking. I guess I was just following directions.

Serving Size 1/3 Recipe
Servings Per Recipe 3
Calories 251
Calories from Fat 139
Total Fat 16g
Saturated Fat 3g
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 71mg
Sodium 300mg
Total Carbohydrate 23g
Dietary Fiber 4g
Sugars 15g
Protein 8g
 
 
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