Indulge in the delightful flavors of the legendary Chasens Original Spinach Salad, a culinary masterpiece that has captivated taste buds for generations. Bursting with freshness, vibrant colors, and a harmonious blend of textures, this iconic salad epitomizes the essence of Californian cuisine. As you embark on a culinary journey to recreate this beloved dish, let us guide you through the process, ensuring that every bite transports you to the heart of Chasens' culinary magic.
Here are our top 16 tried and tested recipes!
CHASEN'S SPINACH SALAD WITH FRENCH DRESSING
A popular salad from Chasen's Restaurant. Recipe from the Los Angeles Central Library's collection of old menus.
Provided by lynnski LA
Categories Salad Dressings
Time 30m
Yield 4 salads, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Start by making the dressing, in a shaker (such as a jar) dissolve the sugar, salt, pepper and English mustard in vinegar.
- Add in oils, lemon juice, Worcestershire, garlic, Tabasco and white pepper.
- Cover and shake jar vigorously.
- Set the jar aside or chill until needed.
- For the salad, remove stems and wash spinach leaves in several changes of water until there is no trace of sand, dry well.
- Clean mushrooms and cut off stems, thinly slice mushrooms.
- Combine the red wine vinegar and Worcestershire sauce with the French dressing in a cup.
- Place the spinach in a large bowl, tear the large leaves into smaller pieces.
- Add the mushrooms, dressing and bacon.
- Toss to mix, sprinkle with freshly ground pepper.
- Serve on chilled plates.
- Serve with Chasen's cheese toast.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 399.2, Fat 41.4, SaturatedFat 5.5, Sodium 695.3, Carbohydrate 6.7, Fiber 3, Sugar 1.9, Protein 4
CHASEN'S ORIGINAL SPINACH SALAD
Chasen's was the "in" place in Hollywood for many years until it closed a few years ago. We got this recipe out of one of the "ladies' magazines" over 40 years ago. We thought we had lost the recipe but it has turned up - and I am glad.
Provided by Big Bill in Big D
Categories < 30 Mins
Time 30m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Wash spinach, removed stems, break into bite-sized pieces and chill until crisp.
- Dressing: Combine bacon drippings, vinegars, garlic, oil, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper.
- Place crisp spinach leaves in a large salad bowl, salt and pepper to taste, add crumbled bacon and just enough dressing to coat each leaf lightly. Store remaining dressing the in the refrigerator.
- Toss and serve at once.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 530.7, Fat 54.2, SaturatedFat 13.6, Cholesterol 42.7, Sodium 936.6, Carbohydrate 3.8, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 0.4, Protein 8.8
CLASSIC SPINACH SALAD
Provided by Food Network
Time 25m
Yield 2 servings
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- In a large bowl toss together the spinach, crumbled bacon, if using or eggs, mushrooms and red onion. Top with your favorite vinaigrette.
SOUTHERN SPINACH SALAD
Provided by Food Network
Time 1h5m
Yield 2 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a small pot over medium heat, rehydrate figs in vinegar for 1/2 hour. Let this mixture cool, then place in food processor, and pulse until figs are in small pieces. In a medium size bowl, whisk figs and shallots and add 1 1/2 cups olive oil, salt, and pepper.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
- Sprinkle the triangular toasts with oil, and season with salt and pepper. Toast the croutons in the oven. Crumble some of the blue cheese on top of each crouton. Melt the blue cheese on the toast points underneath the broiler.
- While cheese is melting, toss the baby spinach in the fig vinaigrette. Divide the spinach onto 2 plates, add 1/2 the onion slices and 1/2 the toasted pecans. Place 3 hot croutons on each plate.
SPINACH SALAD WITH GARLIC DRESSING
Steps:
- In a medium skillet, cook the bacon over medium-high heat until just crisp. Drain on paper towels and crumble when cool enough to handle. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the oil, vinegar, salt, pepper and garlic.
- Wash the spinach leaves very well and spin dry. Tear the leaves into small pieces and place in a medium salad bowl. Add the mushrooms and bacon, and toss to combine. Pour 2/3 cup of the dressing over the salad (reserve the rest for another use) and toss again. Serve immediately.
SPINACH SALAD
Provided by Food Network
Categories side-dish
Time 20m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat oil in a heavy skillet over medium heat. Add prosciutto and garlic and saute for a couple of minutes. Add wine, lemon juice and sugar and simmer for 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and cool completely. Add salt and pepper, to taste. Toss together spinach, mushrooms, walnuts and cheese in a bowl. Give dressing a quick stir before tossing with the salad.
NANCY'S SPINACH SALAD
Steps:
- For the dressing: In a food processor, chop onion, add all other ingredients except oil, and blend. Slowly add the oil, refrigerate for 1 day.
- For the Salad: Mix all of the ingredients in a bowl and toss with dressing.
SPINACH CAPRESE SALAD
A greener version of the classic Caprese, this salad is just as delicious with the added nutrients of spinach! The drizzle of olive oil and balsamic vinegar make a wonderful dressing for the spinach underneath.
Provided by mcbeal
Categories Salad Vegetable Salad Recipes Caprese Salad Recipes
Time 10m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Spread the spinach out on a serving plate. Place the slices of tomato on the bed of spinach. Top each slice of tomato with a slice of fresh mozzarella. Sprinkle the basil over the salad and drizzle with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 415.2 calories, Carbohydrate 9 g, Cholesterol 89.2 mg, Fat 31.4 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 21.6 g, SaturatedFat 17.2 g, Sodium 182.5 mg, Sugar 7.2 g
EASY AND AWESOME SPINACH SALAD
This is a very easy spinach salad to make. The dressing has some unusual ingredients but is very delicious. I never have leftovers at potlucks when I take this salad.
Provided by Lady Scrapalot
Categories Salad Green Salad Recipes Spinach Salad Recipes
Time 30m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Place the bacon into a skillet over medium heat, and cook until browned and crisp, turning often, about 10 minutes. Transfer the bacon to paper towels to absorb excess grease. Crumble the bacon when cool.
- Place the spinach into a large salad bowl, and sprinkle with the bacon, hard-cooked eggs, and onion. Gently toss the salad.
- In a bowl, whisk together the sugar, ketchup, vegetable oil, vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce until the sugar has dissolved. Pour the dressing over the salad, and toss thoroughly to combine all ingredients.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 179.8 calories, Carbohydrate 18.4 g, Cholesterol 57.9 mg, Fat 10.3 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 5.1 g, SaturatedFat 2.1 g, Sodium 290 mg, Sugar 15.7 g
ASIAN-INSPIRED SPINACH SALAD
A spinach salad that makes everyone love spinach!
Provided by BLONDIEGIRLL69
Categories Salad Green Salad Recipes Spinach Salad Recipes
Time 15m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Tear the spinach into bite-size pieces and toss in a large bowl with the bean sprouts, clementines, and mushrooms.
- Whisk together the oil, soy sauce, and garlic powder in a small bowl. Pour over the spinach mixture, toss, and let stand for about 5 minutes to let the flavors blend.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 202.9 calories, Carbohydrate 8.9 g, Fat 18.5 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 2.6 g, SaturatedFat 2.9 g, Sodium 482.8 mg, Sugar 5.6 g
CHASEN'S CHEESE TOAST
This cheese toast is especially good with Chasen's spinach salad. Recipe from the Los Angeles Central Library's, Archive of Old Menus.
Provided by lynnski LA
Categories Breads
Time 30m
Yield 70 slices
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Cut the loaf into 1/4 inch slices and arrange slices on a broiler pan.
- Toast one side until golden.
- Remove from broiler and spread untoasted side with butter, and coat buttered side heavily with parmesan cheese.
- Place breads, cheese side up, under broiler.
- Broil until lightly browned. serve hot.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 65.6, Fat 3.8, SaturatedFat 2.2, Cholesterol 9.5, Sodium 129.2, Carbohydrate 5.8, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 0.1, Protein 2.1
CRAISINS SPINACH SALAD
I love Craisins! As I was eating some out of the bag earlier today, I noticed they have a recipe on the bag that sounds REALLY good! So I wanted to post it here before I ate all the Craisins and threw away the bag! :) I may even throw in some bacon bits... mmmm!
Provided by MeliBug
Categories Spinach
Time 10m
Yield 4 salads, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Wash and clean spinach. Tear into bit sized pieces and place in serving bowl.
- Add half of cheese and 1/4 onion. Toss to combine.
- Combine dressing ingredients (vinaigrette, oj, and orange zest) in a small mixing bowl.
- Pour over salad and toss to coat.
- Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Top with Craisins and almonds. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 206, Fat 16.1, SaturatedFat 2.9, Sodium 50.4, Carbohydrate 16.6, Fiber 2.3, Sugar 11.6, Protein 1.9
CHASEN'S ORIGINAL CHILI RECIPE
This is the stuff of which Hollywood legends are made. When Elizabeth Taylor was filming Cleopatra in Rome she craved the chili made at Chasen's Restaurant in Los Angeles so much that she was willing to pay $100 just to have the order shipped to her. For years the recipe remained a closely guarded secret. It was said the owner, David Chasen, came to the restaurant every Sunday to privately cook up a batch which he would freeze for the week, believing that the chili was best when reheated. Letter to Dave Chasen, owner of Chasen's Restaurant: "The chili is so good. All gone now. Please send me ten quarts of your wonderful chili in dry ice to 448 Via Appia pignatelli. - Love and kisses, Elizabeth Taylor." - Elizabeth Taylor, on location in Rome, 1962
Provided by Tionia
Categories Pork
Time 1h20m
Yield 10 Cups, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- A secret ingredient added by a chef (after Dave Chasen stopped making the chili himself) is a quarter cup or 4 tablespoons of Kahlua liqueur. I heard someone won a chili championship with the recipe, including that addition.
- *Chasen's used the best beef chuck, center cut, trimmed completely of fat. The restaurant used a special meat grinder, but for the home cook, meat chopped into one-quarter to one-half-inch chunks is much better than ground meat for this chili. Alternatively, ask the butcher to put the meat through a "chili plate" ONE time - this is a very coarse grind, and works well for chili.
- ** Chasen's used Gebhardt's Chili Powder and Farmer Bros Cumin. Sometimes cumin seed is used in place of the ground cumin. It's a matter of personal preference. You might toast the seeds in a dry skillet, and crush them before adding to the recipe.
- Rinse the beans, picking out debris. Place beans in a Dutch oven with water to cover 2' above beans. Boil for two minutes. Remove from heat. Cover and let stand one hour. Drain off liquid.
- Rinse beans again. Add enough fresh water to cover beans. Bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer covered, for one hour or until tender.
- Stir in tomatoes and their juice. Simmer five minutes. In a large skillet, sauté bell pepper in oil for five minutes. Add onion and cook until tender, stirring frequently. Stir in the garlic and parsley. Add mixture to bean mixture. Using the same skillet, melt the butter and sauté beef and pork chuck until browned. Drain. Add to bean mixture along with the chili powder, salt, pepper and cumin.
- Bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for one hour. Uncover and cook 30 minutes more or to desired consistency. Chili shouldn't be too thick - it should be somewhat liquid but not runny like soup. Skim of excess fat and serve.
- NOTE: You can freeze this chili for several months. When reheating refrigerated leftover or frozen chili, add a few tablespoons of water to regain proper consistency.
THE BEST SPINACH SALAD EVER
Fresh spinach with a creamy dressing that all my friends rave over. The dressing also makes a great vegetable dip.
Provided by Autumn
Categories Salad Vegetable Salad Recipes
Time 30m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spread the slivered almonds onto a baking sheet, and toast until the nuts start to turn golden brown and become fragrant, 5 to 10 minutes. Watch the nuts carefully as they bake, because they burn quickly. Once toasted, set the nuts aside to cool to room temperature.
- Mix together the mayonnaise, milk, and sugar in a large salad bowl. Stir in the bacon bits and Parmesan cheese until the dressing is well combined and creamy.
- Place the spinach leaves, chopped cauliflower, and toasted almonds into the salad bowl, and stir lightly to coat with dressing.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 516.5 calories, Carbohydrate 18.5 g, Cholesterol 31.4 mg, Fat 43.8 g, Fiber 3.9 g, Protein 15.6 g, SaturatedFat 7.5 g, Sodium 812.3 mg, Sugar 11.8 g
CHASEN'S FAMOUS CHILI
Looking for a hearty dinner made using Muir Glen™ tomatoes? Then check out this Chasen's chili loaded with pinto beans, ground beef and pork.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 3h30m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In 4- to 5-quart Dutch oven, place beans and enough water to cover beans by 2 inches. Heat to boiling; boil 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Cover; let stand 1 hour. Drain.
- Add 3 cups water to beans. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover; simmer 1 hour 30 minutes or until beans are tender. Stir in tomatoes; cook 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook bell peppers and onions in oil 8 minutes, stirring frequently, until tender. Add parsley and garlic; cook 1 minute. Add beef, pork, chili powder, salt, cumin and pepper; cook 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef and pork are thoroughly cooked.
- Stir meat mixture into bean mixture. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover; simmer 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 250, Carbohydrate 21 g, Fiber 7 g, Protein 22 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 490 mg
DELICIOUS SPINACH SALAD
My take on baby spinach leaves, dressed with crumbly feta cheese, veggies, and a light dash of red wine vinegar, lemon juice, and olive oil.
Provided by Anonymous
Categories Salad Vegetable Salad Recipes
Time 20m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Mix spinach, carrots, croutons, green onions, black olives, feta cheese, black beans, and pine nuts together in a large bowl.
- Whisk olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, salt, and pepper together in a small bowl. Drizzle over spinach mixture; stir to coat.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 198.2 calories, Carbohydrate 12.7 g, Cholesterol 8.3 mg, Fat 14.5 g, Fiber 4.3 g, Protein 6.8 g, SaturatedFat 3.2 g, Sodium 326.7 mg, Sugar 2.8 g
Tips:
- Fresh Ingredients: Use fresh, high-quality ingredients for the best flavor and texture. Fresh spinach, crisp bacon, and crunchy almonds are essential.
- Homemade Dressing: Making the dressing from scratch is simple and ensures the best flavor. Use good quality olive oil and vinegar, and season to taste.
- Don't Overdress: The dressing should coat the salad lightly, not drown it. Start with a small amount and add more as needed.
- Serve Immediately: Spinach salad is best served immediately after it's made. The dressing can wilt the spinach if it sits for too long.
Conclusion:
Chasen's Original Spinach Salad is a classic for a reason. It's simple to make, incredibly delicious, and a great way to enjoy fresh spinach. With its vibrant colors, crunchy texture, and tangy dressing, this salad is sure to be a hit at any gathering. Whether you're serving it as a side dish or a main course, Chasen's Original Spinach Salad is a delicious and healthy choice.
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