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White Bean and Spinach Quinoa Salad with Bacon, Caramelized Onions, Mushrooms and Blue Cheese in a Bacon Pan Sauce Dressing
A nice, sweet and innocent looking white bean and spinach quinoa salad hiding a dark underside of bacon, onions and mushrooms caramelized in bacon grease and a bacon grease dressing. Naughty and nice never tasted so good!
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 50 min⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 40 min👤 kevin📖 closetcooking
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- pan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Cook the quinoa as directed on the package.
quinoa, rinsed1 cup
2
Meanwhile, cook the bacon in a pan, about ⏱️ 4-6 minutes, and set aside, reserving 2 tablespoons of bacon grease.
bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces4 slices
3
Caramelize the onions and mushrooms in the remaining bacon grease, about ⏱️ 20-30 minutes, and set aside.
mushrooms, sliced4 ouncesbacon, cut into 1 inch pieces4 slices
4
Add the vinegar to the pan and deglaze it.
5
Mix in the reserved bacon grease, sugar, mustard, garlic and season with salt and pepper.
bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces4 slicessugar1 teaspoon
6
Add the spinach and white beans and cook until the spinach wilts, about ⏱️ 2-3 minutes and remove from heat.
white beans, drained and rinsed (or 1 1/2 cups cooked beans, from 1/2 cup dry)1 (15 ounce) can
7
Mix in the bacon, onions and mushrooms.
bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces4 slicesmushrooms, sliced4 ounces
8
Serve garnished with blue cheese.
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