Spinach Red Pepper And Bacon Salad ©

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

I hope you all had an enjoyable holiday season……

Here is a good and healthy refreshing salad, something quick and easy after all that Christmas and New Years cooking!

 

 

 

Easy

 

 

4 Persons

 

 

Preparation Time 20 mins

 

 

Ingredients

20g Red sweet pepper Florini in a jar

100g box of baby spinach leaves

50g baby beet leaves

25 g Hungarian or other good quality bacon

6 g chopped golden raisins

1/2 cup of Vinaigrette dressing, see ingredients below.

( 1/2 tsp salt, black pepper, 1 heaped tsp dijon mustard, 1 tbs balsamic vinegar, 3 tbs olive oil )

Freshly ground black pepper

 

Method

1. Soak spinach and beet leaves in salted water for 3 minutes. Then rinse in three waters and spin dry in lettuce spinner. Place in salad bowl.

2. Cut bacon into lardons and then small squares. Fry with out oil until crispy. So that it browns evenly turn over frequently with a wooden spoon. Place in sieve to drain off any excess fat.

3. Cut red pepper into diamonds or small squares.

4. Finely chop raisins.

5. Make up vinaigrette dressing. beat with a spoon until it emulsifies.

6. When ready to serve combine ingredients and pour over dressing, toss leaves and serve.

 

 

 

Soak spinach and beetroot leaves in salted water for three minutes and then rinse in several waters, using a large basin. You don’t want any grit in your salad, especially if you have gathered the spinach straight from the garden, in which case it will need several rinses.

Spin dry in lettuce spinner.

 

By spinning your leaves you get rid of the excess water. This can also be done in a plastic bag. Place leaves in bag, close tightly and whirl like a cartwheel. Cut hole in corner of bag and pour of water.

 

Cut bacon into strips with a sharp knife.

 

….and then across into small squares.

 

 

 

Place in non stick frying pan with out adding oil.

 

Fry gently turning with a wooden spatula until golden brown.

 

Place in sieve to drain off any extra fat from the bacon.

 

The bacon can be warm or cold.

 

Taking a piece of sweet pepper out of your jar, cut into diamonds or small squares.

Finely chop seedless golden raisins.

 

Place ingredients for Vinaigrette dressing in cup.

 

 

Add olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

 

 

 

 

Gather together your ingredients.

 

When you are ready to serve mix in your ingredients to your leaves and lastly add the vinaigrette.

 

 

Toss your leaves until they are well coated with dressing.

 

 

 

 

Final result!