Low Fat Warm Spinach Salad Recipes

30 HEALTHY SPINACH SALADS

Steps:

• Select your favorite recipe.
• Organize all the required ingredients.
• Prep a spinach salad in 30 minutes or less!

WARM SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Wash and drain spinach greens well, lighly squeeze excess water from leaves with paper towels.
• Blend together vinegar, water, mustard and Splenda.
• Finely dice bacon and cook in a medium sized saucepan over medium heat until crisp, approximately 3-4 minutes.
• Add onion and garlic and continue to cook over medium high heat for 1-2 minutes.
• Add the vinegar mixture and simmer 1 minute.
• Pour dressing over spinach, toss well.
• Divide onto 4 chilled salad plates and sprinkle with croutons.
• Serve immediately.

WARM SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Wash and dry spinach (or buy bagged, pre-washed spinach). Small dice (1/4" x 1/4") the pancetta, crisp iton low heat and drain off the fat, reserving 2 tablespoons. Set aside. Crumble the blue cheese and set aside Zest the lemons then cut in half and juice. In a saucepan boil 2 cups salt water. Blanch the lemon zest by dropping it into boiling water for 10-20 seconds. Remove zest and immediately run under cold water. Set aside.
• Saute the minced shallots in reserved fat until translucent. Add half of the capers, half of the blanched zest and 3 tablespoons of lemon juice, balsamic vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper. Warm over heat. In a bowl toss the spinach, remaining capers, pancetta and crumbled cheese. Toss the salad with warm dressing Garnish with remaining zest and toasted almonds and serve immediately.

WARM SPINACH SALAD

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.