White Beans & Wilted Spinach Salad

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White Beans & Wilted Spinach Salad
Makes: 4 servings
Yield: 4 side-dish servings
Start to Finish: 20 mins
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White Beans & Wilted Spinach Salad
Ingredients
  • 1
    medium onion, halved and thinly sliced
  • 6
    cloves garlic, minced (1 tablespoon)
  • 1
    tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1
    15 ounce can cannellini or navy beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1
    14 1/2 ounce can diced tomatoes
  • 1
    tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
  • 4
    cups torn fresh spinach
  • 2
    slices turkey bacon, cooked, drained, and crumbled
  • 4
    teaspoons bottled balsamic or red wine vinaigrette
  • 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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Reviews (1)
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danagracecheng wrote:

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

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