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Wilted Spinach Salad

 

Vintage House Wilted Spinach Salad with Hot Bacon Merlot Dressing

Ingredients

  • 4 cups raw leaf spinach washed, dried, and stemmed
  • 1/2 cup mushrooms sliced
  • 1/2 cup bacon strips finely diced
  • 1/4 cup red onion finely diced
  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar firmly packed
  • 1/4 cup Messina Hof Merlot
  • 1 tsp fresh Texas tarragon chiffonade
  • 1/4 cup Messina Hof Garlic Merlot Dressing

Instructions

  1. Prepare spinach and mushrooms

  2. Place in a large serving bowl and set aside

  3. In a 10" sauté pan, sauté bacon until almost crisp

  4. Add onion and brown sugar and cook until onions begin to caramelize (approximately 2 minutes)

  5. Add wine, Texas tarragon, and dressing. Bring to a boil

  6. Pour dressing over spinach and mushrooms. Allow to stand a minute for spinach to wilt

  7. Toss and serve

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