Indulge in a culinary adventure with our warm spinach salad, a symphony of flavors that will tantalize your taste buds. This vibrant dish features succulent shiitake mushrooms, earthy red onions, and a medley of textures that create a truly unique dining experience. Tossed in a tangy lemon dressing, this salad is a delightful balance of sweet, sour, and savory. Discover the art of cooking with this warm spinach salad and explore the other culinary gems within this article, including a decadent chocolate mousse, a flavorful chicken stir-fry, and a refreshing cucumber salad. Each recipe is carefully crafted to delight your palate and inspire your culinary creativity. Let's embark on this culinary journey and discover the joy of cooking.
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WARM SPINACH SALAD
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 20m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 0
Steps:
- Cook 1 sliced red onion in 1/4 cup olive oil until golden. Add 2 cups sliced mushrooms and cook until brown; season with salt. Off the heat, stir in 1/2 cup torn parsley, 10 ounces spinach and the juice of 1 lemon. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup feta.
WARM SPINACH SALAD WITH SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS AND RED ONION
Spinach is served two ways in this salad: Sauteed with meaty shiitake mushrooms and raw. Red onions pickled in white balsamic vinegar lend brightness, while toasted sesame seeds make an unexpectedly delicious final flourish.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Salad Recipes
Time 55m
Yield Serves 10 to 12
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a saucepan, bring vinegar, sugar, and 1 teaspoon salt to a simmer. Remove from heat; stir in onion. Let cool completely. If desired, refrigerate in an airtight container up to 1 week. Drain, reserving onion and 1/3 cup liquid.
- Place spinach in a large bowl. In a large straight-sided skillet or shallow pot, heat 1/4 cup oil over medium-high. Add mushrooms, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender and golden brown in places, about 15 minutes. Add about one-quarter of spinach and cook just until collapsed, about 1 minute. Immediately spoon mushroom mixture over spinach in bowl; add reserved pickled onion and pickling liquid, remaining 1/4 cup oil, and sesame seeds. Toss to evenly coat. Season with salt and pepper; serve.
SPINACH, MUSHROOM, AND RED-ONION SALAD
A delicious Dijon vinaigrette brings all the ingredients together in this simple salad.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Salad Recipes
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees. On a large rimmed baking sheet, toss bread with 2 tablespoons oil; season with salt and pepper. Bake, tossing occasionally, until toasted, 4 to 6 minutes. (To store, keep croutons in a resealable bag, up to 1 week.)
- In a large bowl, whisk together remaining oil, vinegar, and Dijon; season with salt and pepper. (To store, refrigerate dressing, up to 1 week.)
- Toss mushrooms with dressing; let stand 5 minutes. Add spinach, onion, and croutons to bowl; toss, and serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 201 g, Fat 11 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 5 g
SPINACH SALAD WITH SEARED SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS
Shiitakes, which are sold in my supermarket along with cremini and button mushrooms, are powerhouse mushrooms. Along with the B-vitamins and minerals that all mushrooms contain, the shiitake contains all 8 amino acids, unusual for a plant, and the essential fatty acid linoleic acid, as well as an immune-boosting chemical component called lentinan. When you pan-cook them over high heat, as you do here, the flavor is very intense, because of the natural msg that all mushrooms contain.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Time 15m
Yield Serves 4 to 6
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Mix together the vinegar and lemon juice with the garlic, salt, pepper, and Dijon mustard using a fork or a small whisk. Whisk in the olive oil and the yogurt or buttermilk if using. Set aside.
- Combine the spinach, nuts, celery, and goat cheese in a salad bowl.
- Heat a pan over medium high heat. Add 1 teaspoon oil and when very hot, add the mushrooms. Shake the pan once, then let the mushrooms cook without moving them around until they begin to sweat and soften (watch closely). After about a minute or two, when they have begun to sear and release moisture, you can move them around in the pan. Cook for about 5 minutes, season to taste with salt and pepper and remove from the heat. Add to the spinach mixture and toss with the dressing. Serve at once.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 161, UnsaturatedFat 12 grams, Carbohydrate 5 grams, Fat 15 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 3 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 250 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams
PERFECT SPINACH SALAD
Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network
Categories appetizer
Time 1h
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Place the eggs in a saucepan, cover with water and bring to a boil. Then turn off the heat and allow to sit in the water for 20 minutes. Drain off the water and add ice on top of the eggs.
- Fry the bacon in a skillet until crispy/chewy. Remove to a paper towel. Drain the fat into a bowl and reserve. Give the skillet a wipe with kitchen paper.
- Slice the red onion very thinly, and then add to the skillet. Cook slowly until the onions are caramelized and reduced. Remove to a plate and set aside.
- Slice the mushrooms and add them to the same skillet with a little of the reserved bacon fat if needed. Cook slowly until caramelized and brown. Remove to a plate and set aside. Chop the bacon. Peel and slice the eggs.
- Make the hot bacon dressing:
- Add 3 tablespoons of the reserved bacon fat, vinegar, sugar, Dijon and salt to a small saucepan or skillet over medium-low heat. Whisk together and heat thoroughly until bubbly. Add the spinach to a large bowl. Arrange the onions, mushrooms and bacon on top. Pour the hot dressing over the top; toss to combine. Arrange the eggs over the top and serve.
- Per serving: Calories 270; Total Fat 22.5 grams; Saturated Fat 7.5 grams; Protein 10 grams; Total Carbohydrate 7 grams; Sugar: 2 grams; Fiber 2 grams; Cholesterol 123 milligrams; Sodium 526 milligrams
Nutrition Facts : Calories 270 calorie, Fat 22.5 grams, SaturatedFat 7.5 grams, Cholesterol 123 milligrams, Sodium 526 milligrams, Carbohydrate 7 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 10 grams, Sugar 2 grams
SAUTEED SPINACH AND SHIITAKES
This is a very healthy saute of spinach and shiitake mushrooms, which are high in copper, an under-appreciated nutrient.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Healthy Recipes Gluten-Free Recipes
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium. Add mushrooms; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a plate (reserve skillet).
- Heat remaining tablespoon oil in skillet. Add as much spinach as will fit; season with salt and pepper. Toss spinach, adding more to skillet as room becomes available. Cook until tender, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat, drain off any excess liquid, and stir in vinegar. Top spinach with mushrooms.
WARM ORANGE AND MUSHROOM SPINACH SALAD
Categories Salad Mushroom Sauté Lunch Orange Bacon Spinach Hazelnut Bon Appétit Paleo Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added
Yield Serves 4 to 6
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- For Dressing:
- Cook bacon in heavy large skillet over medium heat until crisp. Using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels. Pour off drippings and reserve. Combine 1/4 cup reserved drippings with remaining ingredients in small bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- For Salad:
- Working over small bowl and using small sharp knife, cut between membranes of oranges to release segments; add to bowl. Tear spinach and radicchio into bite-size pieces and place in large bowl. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover dressing, orange segments, greens and reserved bacon drippings separately and refrigerate.)
- Drain orange segments. Heat 2 tablespoons reserved bacon drippings in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add shiitake mushrooms and sauté 1 minute. Add oyster mushrooms and season with salt and pepper. Sauté until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Add mushrooms to greens and toss. Pour dressing into same skillet and boil 2 minutes. Pour dressing over greens. Add bacon, orange segments and chopped hazelnuts. Toss to combine. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Garnish salad with enoki mushrooms and serve.
WARM QUINOA, SPINACH, AND SHIITAKE SALAD
The quinoa adds protein as well as a chewy texture to this meatless main dish. The heat of the cooked quinoa and mushrooms helps wilt the spinach; the dressing and feta pull this warm salad together.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Salad Recipes
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat broiler; set rack 4 inches from heat. In a small bowl, whisk together vinegar, oil, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
- On a large rimmed broiler-proof baking sheet, toss mushrooms with half the dressing (reserve the rest); broil, tossing occasionally, until most of the liquid has evaporated and mushrooms are tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine quinoa, 3 cups water, and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium. Cover, and simmer until liquid has been absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Place spinach in a large bowl; add hot mushrooms, quinoa, and reserved dressing. Toss to combine (spinach will wilt slightly). Top with crumbled feta, and serve immediately.
WARM MUSHROOM & WILTED SPINACH SALAD
Growing up we used to have a salad like this all the time, and it was about the only way I would eat spinach. Still love this combination. I think this particular recipe originated from the side of a bag of mushrooms. I have tweaked it over the years because I don't like to cook the spinach, I prefer to just toss the hot hot dressing over the spinach, which just wilts it enough without cooking it. I'm always throwing bread loaf ends into the freezer, this is a good recipe to use some of them in. Toss the final salad with cheese if you like. Beware, your house will smell like vinegar!!
Provided by magpie diner
Categories Spinach
Time 40m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Shred the spinach by hand into a large bowl. Add the sliced onion and red pepper to the spinach.
- Toast the bread and then cut it into crouton style cubes. Alternatively, you could cut into cubes first and toast it in the oven so they get toasty all over. Do whichever time permits. Add to the spinach.
- Warm the oil in a saute pan over medium heat. Add in the garlic and let it cook for a few minutes, being careful not to burn. Stir in the lemon juice, the oregano, basil and mustard, and finally the mushrooms. Let the mushrooms cook for about 5-7 minutes and adjust the seasoning, adding in freshly ground pepper and a little sea salt. It should taste like hot salad dressing at this point. If you prefer it tangier, add more lemon juice or a little wine vinegar.
- You should have enough dressing in the pan to fully coat the spinach now, but you can add another tbsp or so of olive oil if you feel like it's not enough. Just make sure it's nice and hot.
- Toss the hot dressing over the spinach. Toss well so that the spinach wilts. Toss in the parmesan cheese if desired. Serve warm & enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 235.3, Fat 15.2, SaturatedFat 2.2, Sodium 202.8, Carbohydrate 19.6, Fiber 5.5, Sugar 5.7, Protein 9.3
WARM SPINACH SALAD
Provided by Florence Fabricant
Categories easy, quick, salads and dressings
Time 15m
Yield 2 to 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat oil in a skillet and sautee the bacon until the pieces are golden brown. Remove from the heat.
- Mix spinach, mushrooms and onion in a glass or ceramic bowl. (Do not use wood - it will soak up the warm dressing.)
- Toss salad ingredients with the vinegar.
- Reheat the bacon and drippings in the skillet and pour over salad. Toss thoroughly then cover the salad with the overturned skillet for about 30 seconds. Toss again.
- Season with pepper, crumble sieved hard-cooked egg yolk on the salad and serve.
Tips:
- To save time, use pre-washed spinach and sliced mushrooms.
- If you don't have shiitake mushrooms, you can use cremini or button mushrooms.
- To add a bit of sweetness, try using honey or maple syrup instead of sugar.
- For a tangy flavor, add a squeeze of lemon juice or a splash of vinegar.
- If you like spicy food, add a pinch of red pepper flakes or chopped chili peppers.
- To make the salad more filling, add some cooked quinoa or lentils.
- For a vegetarian or vegan option, omit the bacon.
Conclusion:
This warm spinach salad is a delicious and healthy side dish or main course. It's packed with nutrients and flavor, and it's easy to make. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy meal, give this recipe a try. You won't be disappointed!
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