Spinach Salad With Roasted Garlic And Bacon Dressing
Total Time: 55 mins
Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins
Ingredients
- Servings: 6
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 12 large garlic cloves, peeled
- 4 slices bacon, chopped
- 1/4 cup sherry wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons shallots, minced
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
- 1 1/2 teaspoons honey
- 1 1/2 teaspoons light molasses
- 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh tarragon or 3/4 teaspoon dried tarragon, chopped
- 1 1/2 cups baby spinach leaves, 6 ounces
- 1 red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 cup blue cheese, crumbled
Recipe
- 1 preheat oven to 375.
- 2 combine 1/4 cup oil and garlic in small baking dish.
- 3 cover with foil; bake until garlic is very tender, about 35 minutes.
- 4 using slotted spoon, transfer garlic to work surface and finely chop.
- 5 transfer garlic to medium bowl. reserve roasted garlic oil.
- 6 cook bacon in large skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 4 minutes.
- 7 using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels.
- 8 pour drippings into medium bowl.
- 9 add vinegar, shallot, mustard, honey, molasses and tarragon and whisk to blend.
- 10 add roasted garlic, garlic oil, bacon and remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil and whisk to blend well.
- 11 season dressing to taste with salt and pepper.
- 12 place spinach, sliced onion and blue cheese in large bowl.
- 13 toss with enough dressing to coat.
- 14 serve.
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