Warm Spinach And Dried Fig Salad From Sun Maid Recipes

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.

Steps:

• In a pan over medium heat, sautè onion in the olive oil until softened, approximately 2 minutes.
• Stir in the figs, brown sugar and vinegar. Simmer 30 *seconds*, stirring until the figs are coated well in the mixture.
• In a large bowl, combine spinach leaves and the warm onion-fig mixture. Toss to coat.
• Divide and place the salad on individual salad plates.
• Garnish with feta, hazelnuts and black pepper.
• Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, add bacon to skillet and brown, reserve the crispy bacon bits and add the shallots and garlic to the pan. Cook 3 to 4 minutes then deglaze the pan with vinegar, turn spinach into pan and wilt down a bit but do not fully cook the spinach, just give it a few turns with tongs. Season the greens with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Place spinach on a serving dish and top with quartered eggs, shavings of cheese and reserved bacon bits.

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.

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute garlic in oil for 1-2 minutes. Remove from the heat; cool slightly. Stir in vinegar, salt and pepper. Add spinach and toss to coat. Place on plates or in bowls; top with eggs and croutons if desired. Serve immediately.