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Yields
6 servings
One great salad with deliciously different textures! Crunchy cashews, red onions and crisp apples with softer crumbled bacon and spinach leaves.
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ingredients
Spinach Salad with Bacon Cashe
5
cup spinach leaves
1
cup crumbled freshly cooked bacon or 12 pieces whole Pancetta bacon crisped up
½
cup toasted cashews coarsely chopped
2
sweet crisp apples (like gala or granny smith) sliced into matchsticks, skin on
½
cup red onion sliced thin
1
cup bean sprouts washed and dried
Vinaigrette
1
shallot minced fine
2
Tbsp red wine vinegar
1
Tbsp fresh lemon juice
2
tsp Dijon mustard
⅓
cup olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
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directions
Step 1
Place all fresh salad ingredients into a bowl and toss.
Step 2
To prepare the vinaigrette, place all ingredients in a small mason jar and shake until well combined.
Step 3
Pour dressing over mixture and toss again to evenly coat.