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Blue cheese bacon spinach salad from womans world

 

peanut105 - home chef peanut105

 over 18 years ago

Does anyone have the recipe for this salad blue cheese bacon spinach salad featured in womans world back in early summer. it was fantastic and i cant find it!

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itsmeagain - home chef itsmeagain

 over 18 years ago

Is this it?
Salade Aveyronnaise~Spinach Salad with Bacon, Tomatoes and Blue Cheese

INGREDIENTS:
1 carton grape or cherry tomatoes
1 garlic clove, pressed
extra virgin olive oil
5 Tablespoons walnuts, toasted
1 pkg. (5 oz) baby spinach
1/2 lb. bacon
4 oz. Roquefort or other blue cheese
For the vinaigrette:
2 Tablespoons sherry vinegar
4 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
PREPARATION:
Preheat the oven to 375F.
1. Cut the cherry tomatoes in half and place in a bowl. Toss with some olive oil and the pressed garlic clove. Spread out on a rimmed baking dish.

2.Spread the walnuts out on another small plate.

3. Place both pans in the oven. Roast the walnuts for 8 minutes. Roast the tomatoes 15 minutes.

4. Remove the walnuts from the oven and chop roughly.

5. While the tomatoes and walnuts are roasting, cut the bacon into pieces and cook until crisp. Drain on paper towels. 6. Whisk together the sherry vinegar and the olive oil.

7. Place the baby spinach in a large bowl and toss with the vinaigrette. Crumble in the blue cheese.
To serve:
Divide the spinach among 4 salad plates. Top with the roasted tomatoes and sprinkle with the bacon and walnuts.