Spinach Salad with Honey Mustard Dressing
Yield: 2-4 servings
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Tips: To save time, fresh raw or canned mushrooms may be used.
Suggestion: May be served as a salad side or main course.
Ingredients
- Dressing
- 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1/3 cup lemon juice
- 3/4 olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Salad
- 1/2 bunch spinach, cleaned and stems removed
- 2-3 slices bacon, cooked
- 1 hardboiled egg
- 1/2 avocado, cut into bite-size pieces
- 1/2 small red onion, halved and thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup feta cheese
- 1/2 cup sautéed mushrooms (recipe follows)
- 1 tablespoon sunflower seeds
- Sautéed Mushrooms
- 1 lb. package fresh mushrooms
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/4 cup white wine
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/8 teaspoon lemon pepper
Directions
Dressing
In a small mixing bowl, combine all ingredients and whisk until well-blended. Set aside.
Salad
Trim stems off spinach (unless pre-trimmed), then clean and dry spinach. Add spinach leaves to a large mixing bowl. Add all salad ingredients (including sautéed mushrooms - recipe follows) and toss until well mixed. Drizzle about 1/4 cup of salad dressing over salad, then toss to see if you would prefer to add more dressing.
Sautéed Mushrooms
Clean 1 lb. mushrooms and slice into about 1/8" - 1/4" slices. In a large skillet, add 1 tablespoon butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil. Heat butter and oil, then turn to low-medium. Add sliced mushrooms, wine, garlic salt and lemon pepper and sauté for about 5 minutes, turning mushrooms as necessary to sauté both sides. (Wine will evaporate during this process.). Turn mushrooms to lightly browned both sides. Remove from skillet after mushrooms are lightly browned.