Spinach Salad With Pancetta And Fried Eggs Recipes

Steps:

• In a large salad bowl, whisk together shallots, garlic, vinegar, salt and pepper. Whisk in 1/3 cup olive oil and set aside.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat, then add 1/2 tablespoon oil. Add pancetta and sauté until browned and crisp at the edges, about 5 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to the salad bowl with the dressing. Do not wipe out the skillet.
• Add scallions and a pinch of salt to remaining fat in skillet. Sauté until tender and pale golden, 2 minutes. Crack in eggs. Fry eggs, spooning some of the olive oil over whites to crisp them at the edges, until just set, 1 to 2 minutes. Add more oil to the pan if needed to be able to spoon some over the eggs.
• Toss spinach and herbs with the dressing and pancetta. Divide onto plates. Top each with a scallion-laced fried egg.

Steps:

• Combine the spinach and red onions in a large bowl.
• Heat the olive oil in a medium saute pan over medium-high heat until hot and shimmering. Add the mushrooms and salt to taste, and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, until they start to release their moisture and begin to shrink, 2 to 3 minutes. Now let the mushrooms cook undisturbed until their liquid evaporates and they have turned deep golden brown on one side, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir and continue cooking until nicely browned on both sides, 3 to 5 minutes more. With a slotted spoon, remove the mushrooms from the pan and toss with the spinach and onions.
• In a separate, heavy-bottomed saucepan, cook the pancetta over medium-low heat until dark and crispy, about 15 minutes. Remove from the pan with a slotted spoon and reserve.
• To the rendered fat in the pan, add the vinegar, honey and mustard. Bring to a boil and whisk to combine. Add salt and pepper to taste and then pour the warm dressing over the spinach, mushrooms and onions. Add the reserved pancetta and toss to distribute the heat and dressing.
• Serve in a salad bowl, garnished with pine nuts.

Steps:

• Put the spinach in a large bowl. Crumble the cheese over the spinach. Cook the pancetta in a medium skillet over medium heat until crispy, 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Drain the pancetta in a sieve set over a heatproof measuring cup, reserving the rendered fat. You will need 1/4 cup for the dressing. If necessary, add enough olive oil to make 1/4 cup. Pour the fat back into the pan and add the pancetta. When the pancetta is warm again, add the garlic and cook until light brown, about 30 seconds, stirring occasionally. Add the thyme and let it crackle in the fat for about 10 seconds. Add the vinegar, and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Cook for about 30 seconds to lower the acidity of the vinegar. You should see tiny drops of vinegar dispersed throughout the fat. Add the dried cranberries and stir. Pour the dressing over the spinach and cheese. Toss to coat the leaves evenly and melt the cheese a little. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• In a bowl, whisk the sugar, vinegar, ketchup, oil and Worcestershire sauce. Cover and refrigerate until serving. , In a large bowl, combine the spinach, bean sprouts, water chestnuts, onions and eggs. Just before serving, whisk the dressing and pour over salad; toss to coat. Sprinkle with bacon.

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium. Add pancetta; cook until crisp, 4 to 6 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer pancetta to a paper-towel-lined plate; reserve fat in skillet.
• Add as much spinach as will fit in skillet; season with salt and pepper. Cook, tossing spinach and adding more as it wilts. Continue to cook until tender, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat, and pour off excess liquid; stir in lemon juice. Top with pancetta.

Steps:

• In large bowl, whisk together shallots, garlic, vinegar and s/p. Whisk in 1/3C EVOO and set aside. Heat large skillet over medium and then 1/2T EVOO. Add pancetta and sauté until crisp. Transfer to dressing bowl and do NOT wipe out skillet. Add scallions and pinch of salt to skillet. Sauté until tender (2 min). Crack in eggs and fry spooning over EVOO from pan. Toss all together and top with fried egg.

Steps:

• Heat a sauté pan; add the bacon pieces and sauté them until cooked; 5-10 minutes.; set aside on a paper towel.
• Remove 1/2 the bacon fat for the pan and discard.
• Add the shallots to remaining bacon fat and sauté until it is translucent.
• Add the mushrooms, salt and pepper and once they begin to soften, add the broth,.
• scraping the browned bits from the bottom of the pan as the liquid comes to a boil.
• Reduce the pan liquid by half. Add the balsamic vinegar, bring to a simmer, and then remove the pan from the heat.
• Taste the pan sauce and adjust salt pepper and the balsamic vinegar.
• Heat a large non stick pan over medium-low heat; add a bit of butter and crack in the eggs, taking care not to break the yolks.
• Season each egg with salt and pepper.
• Fry the eggs gently until the whites are cooked through but the yolks remain runny.
• Place the spinach in individual bowls.
• Pour the warm dressing with the mushrooms over the spinach and toss until the leaves are wilted and coated.
• Sprinkle on the bacon . Top each bowl with a fried egg.

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium. Add potatoes; season with salt and pepper. Cook, tossing occasionally, until potatoes are tender and browned, 12 to 14 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine remaining 2 tablespoons oil with vinegar, mustard, and shallot; season with salt and pepper, and whisk to combine. Add spinach and Parmesan (do not toss); set aside.
• When potatoes are done cooking, immediately transfer to bowl with spinach and dressing (reserve skillet). Toss salad until spinach is slightly wilted, and divide among 4 plates.
• Heat skillet over medium, and gently crack eggs into skillet without breaking yolks; season with salt and pepper. Cook until whites are almost set, about 1 minute. Cover, turn off heat, and let stand until whites are just set but yolks are still soft, about 2 minutes more. Top each salad with a fried egg, and serve immediately.

Steps:

• Trim off and discard any tough stems or bruised spinach leaves. Wash thoroughly in several changes of cold water. Drain and shake off excess water.
• Combine the vinegar, mustard, salt, pepper and oil in a small bowl and blend well with a wire whisk.
• Peel the eggs and chop them coarsely. Place the spinach in a salad bowl and add the eggs, parsley and the dressing. Toss well and serve immediately.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas6.
• Leave the eggs in their shells at this point (you will need to poach them later on).
• Shave the parmesan with a vegetable peeler and put to one side.
• Peel and slice the garlic.
• Remove the crusts from the ciabatta and discard. Tear the bread into finger sized pieces.
• Put them on a baking tray and drizzle with a little olive oil and toss with the garlic and seasoning.
• Bake for 10 minutes until the bread is crisp.
• Lay the pancetta over the bread and bake for about 5 more minutes - until that's also crispy.
• Mix the lemon juice with 8 tablespoons of olive oil and season.
• Put a big pan of unsalted water on to boil.
• In a large bowl, toss the salad leaves, pancetta, bread and the dressing together.
• Divide between 4 plates.
• When the pan is simmering, gently crack the 4 eggs into the simmering water to poach.
• Simmer for 4 minutes if you like a soft egg, or to your liking.
• Place an egg on top of each salad and add the parmesan shavings.
• Serve straight away - Don't let the eggs get cold!

Steps:

• Sauté pancetta in nonstick skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 6 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Pour drippings in skillet into bowl. Add shallots, vinegar, mustard and thyme; whisk to blend. Add oil; whisk to blend. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature before continuing.)
• Combine spinach, pears, red onion and pancetta in large bowl. Toss with enough dressing to coat. Surround salad with radicchio leaves and serve.