Warm Spinach, Mushroom, and Goat Cheese Salad

Warm Spinach, Mushroom, and Goat Cheese Salad
Warm Spinach, Mushroom, and Goat Cheese Salad
Daryl Getman of New York City, NY, writes: "I'm a second-year theater student at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, so most days are more about running from class to rehearsal to a performance than they are about cooking. But since I moved out of the dorms last year, cooking has become my favorite distraction. And on the weekends, it's my idea of a break." Daryl likes to use top-notch applewood-smoked bacon for this salad.
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  • Served Person: Makes 4 servings
American Salad Cheese Leafy Green Mushroom Appetizer Sauté Quick & Easy Lunch Goat Cheese Bacon Spinach Bon Appétit New York Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free
  • 1/3 cup white wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2/3 cup olive oil
  • Carbohydrate 16 g(5%)
  • Cholesterol 49 mg(16%)
  • Fat 63 g(98%)
  • Fiber 4 g(14%)
  • Protein 19 g(38%)
  • Saturated Fat 17 g(87%)
  • Sodium 558 mg(23%)
  • Calories 700

Preparation Cook bacon in large skillet over medium heat until brown and crisp. Using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels to drain. Add bell pepper to drippings in skillet; sauté 2 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer bell pepper to large bowl. Add mushrooms to same skillet and sauté until tender and beginning to brown, about 4 minutes. Add mushrooms to bowl with bell pepper and reserve skillet. Add spinach and onion to same bowl. Add oil, vinegar, and sugar to reserved skillet; bring to boil, whisking until sugar dissolves. Season dressing with salt and pepper. Toss salad with enough warm dressing from skillet to coat. Divide salad among 4 plates. Sprinkle with goat cheese.

Preparation Cook bacon in large skillet over medium heat until brown and crisp. Using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels to drain. Add bell pepper to drippings in skillet; sauté 2 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer bell pepper to large bowl. Add mushrooms to same skillet and sauté until tender and beginning to brown, about 4 minutes. Add mushrooms to bowl with bell pepper and reserve skillet. Add spinach and onion to same bowl. Add oil, vinegar, and sugar to reserved skillet; bring to boil, whisking until sugar dissolves. Season dressing with salt and pepper. Toss salad with enough warm dressing from skillet to coat. Divide salad among 4 plates. Sprinkle with goat cheese.