Warm Pork Spinach Salad Recipes

WARM SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Cook 3 slices chopped thick-cut bacon in a skillet until crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon to paper towels; whisk 2 tablespoons of the drippings with 1 diced small shallot, 1 teaspoon dijon mustard, 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar and 2 tablespoons water. Toss with one 5-ounce bag baby spinach, 1 cup halved red grapes and 1/2 cup pistachios; season with salt and pepper. Top with 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese and the bacon.

WARM SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Cook 1 sliced red onion in 1/4 cup olive oil until golden. Add 2 cups sliced mushrooms and cook until brown; season with salt. Off the heat, stir in 1/2 cup torn parsley, 10 ounces spinach and the juice of 1 lemon. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup feta.

WARM PORK & SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Spray nonstick skillet with vegetable cooking spray; stir-fry pork strips until cooked through, about 4 minutes.
• Set aside; keep warm.
• In large serving bowl, toss spinach, watercress, celery, grapes, green onion, water chestnuts and apple; toss to mix.
• In small saucepan, combine salad dressing, white wine, mustard and brown sugar; heat just until brown sugar is dissolved, stirring constantly.
• Stir cooked pork into hot dressing to coat well.
• Remove pork; pour half of dressing over greens mixture in bowl; toss well.
• Place pork strips on top of salad.
• Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
• Pass remaining dressing.

PORK TENDERLOIN SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Stir together salt, pepper, cumin, chili powder,and cinnamon, then coat pork with spice rub.
• Heat oil in an 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until just beginning to smoke, then brown pork to seal in juices, turning, 4-6 minutes total.
• Place pork on foil lined cookie sheet that has been liberally sprayed with cooking spray.
• Stir together brown sugar, garlic, and Tabasco and pat onto top of each tenderloin.
• Roast in middle of oven until thermometer inserted diagonally in center of each tenderloin registers 140°F, about 20 minutes.
• Let pork stand at room temperature 10 minutes.
• (Temperature will rise to about 155°F while standing.) Whisk together juices, mustard, curry powder, salt, and pepper, then add oil in a stream, whisking until well blended.
• Slice pork diagonally Prepare and assemble salad.