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White Beans & Wilted Spinach Salad
Ingredients
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1
medium onion, halved and thinly sliced
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6
cloves garlic, minced (1 tablespoon)
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1
tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
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1
15 ounce can cannellini or navy beans, rinsed and drained
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1
14 1/2 ounce can diced tomatoes
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1
tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
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4
cups torn fresh spinach
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2
slices turkey bacon, cooked, drained, and crumbled
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4
teaspoons bottled balsamic or red wine vinaigrette
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Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
1. In a large skillet cook onion and garlic in hot olive oil about 3 minutes or until tender. Stir in beans.
2. Drain tomatoes, reserving 1/3 cup liquid. Stir tomatoes, reserved tomato liquid (discard remaining liquid) and fresh thyme into onion mixture. Cook and stir over medium heat about 2 minutes or until heated through. Stir in 3 cups of the spinach and stir about 30 seconds or until just wilted. Stir in remaining spinach and bacon. Spoon mixture into 4 individual bowls. Drizzle each serving with 1 teaspoon vinaigrette. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Makes 4 side-dish servings.
Nutrition Facts
(White Beans & Wilted Spinach Salad)
- Servings Per Recipe 4,
- Calories 170,
- Protein (gm) 9,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 25,
- Fat, total (gm) 7,
- Cholesterol (mg) 6,
- Saturated fat (gm) 1,
- Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 6,
- Vitamin A (IU) 2770,
- Vitamin C (mg) 24,
- Sodium (mg) 575,
- Calcium (DV %) 111,
- Iron (DV %) 3,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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This is a great recipe for a traditional southern favorite. Cook the onion and garlic in a little of the drippings reserved from frying the bacon.
5/30/2010 07:45:13 PM Report Abuse