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Spinach Salad with Garlic Dressing

I’m not a cooked spinach fan, but I do like spinach served fresh in a salad. (And I love any salad that has bacon as an ingredient!) I’m also not a mushroom gal, so I leave these out when I make it, but it’s good either way.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 6

Ingredients

1/2 pound bacon
3/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon minced garlic
Freshly ground pepper
1 pound leaf spinach, tough stems removed
1/2 pound mushrooms, thinly sliced

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    In a medium skillet, cook the bacon over medium-high heat until just crisp. Drain on paper towels and, when cool enough to handle, crumble. Set aside.

    Step 2

    In a small bowl, whisk together the oil, vinegar, salt, garlic, and pepper. Chill and beat vigorously before using.

    Step 3

    Wash the spinach leaves very well and spin dry. Tear the leaves into small pieces and place in a medium salad bowl. Add the mushrooms and bacon and toss to combine. Pour 2/3 cup of the dressing over the salad (reserve the rest for another use) and toss again. Serve immediately.

  2. From Beth

    Step 4

    My friend Venita shared this recipe with me. It’s a special-occasion kind of salad.

  3. From Gwen

    Step 5

    I’ve tasted many of Venita’s recipes. She’s a natural when it comes to southern cooking!

Reprinted with permission from Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen: Recipes from My Family to Yours by Trisha Yearwood with Gwen Yearwood and Beth Yearwood Bernard. Copyright © 2008 by Trisha Yearwood. Published by Crown Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved. Trisha Yearwood is a three-time Grammy-award winning country music star and the author of the bestselling cookbook Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen. She is married to megastar Garth Brooks.
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