The addition of dates to the classic combination of spinach with mushrooms and bacon, makes this recipe extraordinary.
1/4 c. chopped onions
2 lb. sliced mushrooms
1/2 lb. chopped bacon
1/2 c. chopped dates
1/4 c. olive oil
1/2 c. rice vinegar
1 t. salt
1 T. pepper
2 lb. spinach
- Sauté bacon, onion and olive oil until golden brown
- Add mushrooms, cook 1 minute
- Add dates, vinegar, salt and pepper until warm
- Toss with spinach
Cook’s Tip: By adding more or less spinach, you can either serve this as a salad, topped with Cambozola cheese perhaps, or as a side dish to a main course, as pictured above.
Recipe by Chef Michael Shafer of Depot Restaurant. Thanks, Chef!
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10 comments • Filed in: Tasty in General
Congratulations, Lori…. and this isn’t even your best work! It’s great that this salad is getting a second look through foodbuzz.
Hi Marie – I look forward to seeing how you use the bacon and date combo, you are always so creative.
Bacon and dates! Wow!I’m inspired to use this combo, looks beautiful too.
Hi Simona and Maryann – it is fabulous, wish I could take credit for the idea…but it does belong to Chef Shafer. We all thought the addition of dates was brilliant
Oh My, Lori Lynn! This looks incredible.
Very nice: I really want to try the combination date + spinach.
Hi Sylvia – I was a little confused by your comment until I visited your blog…in Buenos Aires!
I hope you enjoy this dish, this summer
I’ll stop by often as I enjoyed your recent post on thyme and croquetas. Thanks!
What a wonderful salad, for these summer days, that I searching new salads, this is speciall
Hi Sandi – Chef Shafer gave a cooking demonstration at his restaurant. We all loved this dish.
Yum!
dates and spinach~ it doesn’t get much better than this.