November 26 2018 recipe by Kristie Sullivan, PhD
, photo by Jill Wallentin
in Recipes, Main course, Side dish
, photo by Jill Wallentin in Recipes, Main course, Side dish Spinach salad with hot bacon fat dressing
My grandmother used to make a variation of this with the bacon fat she rendered. As a child, I adored it, and now I understand why! All of that yummy, satiating fat was exactly what my body craved.
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Ingredients
Spinach salad
- 6 oz. 175 g fresh spinach
- 2 oz. 50 g bacon, chopped
- 2 2 hard-boiled egg, choppedhard-boiled eggs, chopped
- 1 lb 450 g medium shrimp, peeled and cleaned
- 1 tbsp 1 tbsp ghee or butter
- 1 oz. 30 g parmesan cheese, finely grated (optional)
Hot bacon fat dressing
- ½ cup 125 ml bacon fat or light olive oil
- ¼ cup 60 ml apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- salt
- ground black pepper
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Instructions
- Wash the spinach and remove tough ends. Dry the leaves. Divide the spinach evenly among the plates.
- Fry the bacon in a pan on medium high heat until crispy.
- Top spinach with hard-boiled eggs and bacon divided evenly.
- Pat the shrimp dry with a towel to remove as much moisture as possible. In a large skillet, melt the ghee over high heat. Toss the shrimp into the skillet and saute for 3-5 minutes until the shrimp are bright pink and thoroughly cooked.
- Divide the shrimp among the plates, and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
- Use a small saucepan to heat the bacon fat. Whisk in the apple cider vinegar and remaining ingredients. Serve warm and mix just before pouring.
- Dress salad plates with hot bacon fat vinaigrette and serve immediately.
Tip!
The dressing can be made ahead of time and warmed just before serving.
Can refrigerate for up to 10 days. I like to store it in a mason jar so that I can shake it really well just before pouring it over my plate. At times we add a bit of grilled or roasted meat for a little more protein.
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If you watch the video, you can see the variation as made by Kristie and Dr Diamond. Adding shrimp or chicken is a nice way to add protein to transform this from a side dish to a stunning entree salad.
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Enter the grams, not the %ages.
1.5 liters fresh spinach
75 ml parmesan cheese, finely grated (optional)
I'm trying to convert this to grams, as solids are usually in Kg/g and liquids are usually in L/ml.
It would make it easier while shopping if I knew these measurements in Grams. I've looked for a conversion system on google but the ones I've found don't seem accurate.
1 liter of spinach is 127 grams.
https://www.aqua-calc.com/calculate/food-volume-to-weight
Since it specifies chopped bacon, this is 2oz cooked and chopped bacon.
The photo show shrimp but non is mentioned in the recipe.
How much shrimp do you add?
That would be up to your personal preference depending on how much protein you wish to add.