Spinach And Endive Salad With Kasha And Mushrooms Recipes

AMISH ENDIVE OR SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Salad: Wash carefully, Endive or spinach leaves, then chop or tear into 1 inch long pieces.
• Top with sliced eggs.
• Cover with hot bacon dressing and serve.
• Hot Bacon Salad Dressing: Brown bacon; remove from drippings and crumble.
• Combine sugar and flour.
• Add egg, salt, vinegar and water and mix until smooth.
• Pour into bacon drippings and heat stirring constantly, until mixture thickens.
• Add crumbled bacon.

SPINACH AND MUSHROOM SALAD

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Crumble and set aside. Reserve 2 tablespoons bacon fat.
• Place eggs in a saucepan and cover completely with cold water. Bring water to a boil. Cover, remove from heat, and let eggs stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water, cool, peel and cut in wedges.
• Return 2 tablespoons bacon fat to skillet, stir in sugar, vinegar, water and salt. Keep warm.
• Wash and remove stems from spinach, dry thoroughly and break into pieces in salad bowl. Pour warm dressing over and toss until coated.
• Top salad with mushrooms and bacon, garnish with egg.

WARM SPINACH SALAD WITH SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS AND RED ONION

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.

ENDIVE AND SPINACH SALAD WITH FETA, CHERRY TOMATOES, AND MINT

Steps:

• Combine endive, spinach, tomatoes, and mint in bowl and distribute evenly.
• TO MAKE THE DRESSING: Chop the shallots and add to the vinegar with the salt. Let sit for 5 minutes. Whisk in the olive oil. Add black pepper to taste.
• Dress salad as heavy or as lightly as you like. Either add the feta cheese to each individual plate or add with the rest of the salad ingredients and distributing cheese throughout being careful not to moosh cheese.

SPINACH AND ENDIVE SALAD WITH KASHA AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• In a large salad bowl, toss together spinach kasha, mushrooms, fresh herbs, endives, walnuts and feta.
• In a small bowl or measuring cup whisk together lemon juice, vinegar, salt, pepper, Dijon mustard, garlic, walnut oil and olive oil. Toss with the salad and serve.