Receta Warm Bourbon Spinach Salad Recipe with Bacon & Avocado
Celebrate Mardi Gras with a spinach salad tossed with a bourbon dressing, and topped with avocado and bacon.
If you can’t be at Mardi Gras in person, you might as well douse your salad in bourbon. Now, I know this isn’t traditional Mardi Gras-esque food. It’s not gumbo, jambalaya or etouffée, and there’s not even a collard green in sight. But hey, it has bourbon. That should count for something, right? So, pull on those colored beads, whip yourself up a Hurricane, or some other potent cocktail, and get ready to celebrate.
To make things even better, the dressing is warmed, which will soften the spinach slightly and add a layer of “fancy” to this simple salad. Creamy avocado, salty bacon and slightly smoky roasted peppers add layers of flavor and texture that will make you say, “That’s the best salad I’ve eaten in awhile.” Well, that’s what I said, anyways.
The fat content is a little higher some of my other salad recipes, but only a very small portion is saturated fat. Besides the bacon, this salad provides heart-healthy fat from the avocado and olive oil.
The recipe:
The dressing:
In a small saucepan, whisk together the apple cider vinegar, bourbon, molasses, agave nectar (or honey), salt and pepper. Slowly whisk in the olive oil.
Set the saucepan over medium-low heat, whisking occasionally, until warm.
The salad:
In a large serving bowl, combine the spinach leaves, crumbled bacon, roasted peppers and avocado. Pour in the dressing and toss gently. Serve immediately.
Other dark leafy salads:
- Cookin’ Canuck’s Chopped Kale Salad with Pomegranate & Avocado
- Cookin’ Canuck’s Strawberry & Goat Cheese Green Salad with Basil Vinaigrette
- Bourbon Spinach Salad Recipe with Bacon & Avocado
- From the kitchen of Cookin Canuck. www.cookincanuck.com
- Ingredients
- The dressing:
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp bourbon
- 1 tsp molasses
- 1/2 tsp agave nectar or honey
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp ground pepper
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- The salad:
- 6 cups (packed) fresh spinach leaves, stems removed
- 3 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 1 roasted red pepper (2 halves), cut into thin strips
- 1 avocado, chopped
Instructions
The dressing:
In a small saucepan, whisk together the apple cider vinegar, bourbon, molasses, agave nectar (or honey), salt and pepper. Slowly whisk in the olive oil.
Set the saucepan over medium-low heat, whisking occasionally, until warm.
The salad:
In a large serving bowl, combine the spinach leaves, crumbled bacon, roasted peppers and avocado. Pour in the dressing and toss gently. Serve immediately.
Notes
Calories 198.8 / Total Fat 16.0g / Saturated Fat 2.7g / Cholesterol 7.5mg / Sodium 186.2 / Total Carbohydrates 9.4g / Fiber 4.5g / Sugar 1.4g / Protein 5.1g / WW (Old Points) 5 / WW (Points+) 5
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