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Cooking with Barbara Brown

Warm Spinach & Strawberries Salad

  • 10 ounces fresh spinach, washed, dried and stemmed

  • 1 cup strawberries, sliced or halved

  • 4 slices bacon, cooked and drained

  • 1 tablespoon canola oil

  • 1 small onion, diced

  • 2 tablespoons cider vinegar

  • 1 teaspoon spicy brown mustard

  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar

  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper

  1. Tear clean dried spinach into bite-size pieces.  Place in a large bowl.  Add strawberries to spinach.

  2. Cook bacon in large skillet over medium-high heat until crisp.  Drain bacon on paper towels.  Discard drippings from skillet.

  3.  Add oil to skillet and heat.  Add onion; cook until tender, about 3 minutes.  Stir in vinegar, mustard, sugar, salt and pepper.  Bring to boiling.  Remove from heat.

  4.  Pour hot dressing over spinach and strawberries; toss well to coat.  Crumble bacon and sprinkle over salad.  Serve at once.

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: about 1/4 of recipes
Servings per recipe: 4.....................
Amount Per Serving
Calories 108..........................          Calories from fat 63
............................................................                    % Daily Value
Total Fat 7g............................     81                       11%
.........Saturated fat 1g1                                             7%
Cholesterol 5mg.....3                                                2%
Sodium 309mg........                                               13%
Carbohydrate 9g............                                          3%
............Dietary Fiber 3g........                                  013%
Protein 5g................................................               9%
Vitamin A: 95%.....          Vitamin C: 75%        Folacin: 37%
Calcium: 8%.........          Iron: 13%               Potassium: 15%     

Source: "Warm Spinach and Pear Salad," http://www.recipelink.com

Provided by:

Barbara Brown
Food Specialist
OSU Cooperative Extension Service
Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078-6141
bbrown@okstate.edu