Step into the vibrant world culinary flavors with our exploration of the delectable spinach salad with pancetta and fried eggs. This harmonious blend of textures and aromas will take your taste buds on a delightful journey, leaving you craving more. Spinach's tender leaves provide a delightful base for the savory pancetta and the richness of fried eggs, creating a symphony of flavors. Get ready to embark on a culinary adventure as we unveil the secrets to crafting this irresistible salad that will elevate your dining experience to new heights.
Here are our top 10 tried and tested recipes!
SPINACH SALAD WITH PANCETTA AND FRIED EGGS
Laced with nuggets of pancetta and crisp-edged fried eggs, there's a lot going on in this hearty salad, and you need a green that can stand up to it all. With its thick, ruffled leaves and almost mineral flavor, mature spinach (as opposed to those ubiquitous baby leaves) does the job well. If you can't find it, you can substitute baby spinach, though it will wilt when it makes contact with the hot eggs. Or try kale, which also holds up nicely. Serve this for a light dinner or a hearty brunch with some good bread and olive oil for dipping on the side.
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories brunch, dinner, lunch, quick, salads and dressings, vegetables, appetizer, main course
Time 20m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a large salad bowl, whisk together shallots, garlic, vinegar, salt and pepper. Whisk in 1/3 cup olive oil and set aside.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat, then add 1/2 tablespoon oil. Add pancetta and sauté until browned and crisp at the edges, about 5 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to the salad bowl with the dressing. Do not wipe out the skillet.
- Add scallions and a pinch of salt to remaining fat in skillet. Sauté until tender and pale golden, 2 minutes. Crack in eggs. Fry eggs, spooning some of the olive oil over whites to crisp them at the edges, until just set, 1 to 2 minutes. Add more oil to the pan if needed to be able to spoon some over the eggs.
- Toss spinach and herbs with the dressing and pancetta. Divide onto plates. Top each with a scallion-laced fried egg.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 361, UnsaturatedFat 24 grams, Carbohydrate 8 grams, Fat 33 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 11 grams, SaturatedFat 7 grams, Sodium 366 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 0 grams
WARM SPINACH SALAD WITH PANCETTA DRESSING
Steps:
- Combine the spinach and red onions in a large bowl.
- Heat the olive oil in a medium saute pan over medium-high heat until hot and shimmering. Add the mushrooms and salt to taste, and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, until they start to release their moisture and begin to shrink, 2 to 3 minutes. Now let the mushrooms cook undisturbed until their liquid evaporates and they have turned deep golden brown on one side, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir and continue cooking until nicely browned on both sides, 3 to 5 minutes more. With a slotted spoon, remove the mushrooms from the pan and toss with the spinach and onions.
- In a separate, heavy-bottomed saucepan, cook the pancetta over medium-low heat until dark and crispy, about 15 minutes. Remove from the pan with a slotted spoon and reserve.
- To the rendered fat in the pan, add the vinegar, honey and mustard. Bring to a boil and whisk to combine. Add salt and pepper to taste and then pour the warm dressing over the spinach, mushrooms and onions. Add the reserved pancetta and toss to distribute the heat and dressing.
- Serve in a salad bowl, garnished with pine nuts.
SPINACH SALAD WITH GRAPES AND PANCETTA
Provided by Food Network
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Place spinach in large bowl, set aside. In small bowl, combine balsamic vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper. Set aside. In large saute pan, cook pancetta over medium-high heat until almost crisp, about 5-7 minutes. Do not drain fat. Add pine nuts and cook, stirring constantly for about 1 minute. Add grapes and red onions; continue to cook for 1 minute. Add balsamic dressing and bring to a boil, about 30 seconds. Turn off heat and pour hot dressing over spinach. Toss quickly to coat leaves. Salad should be barely warm. Sprinkle with parmesan shavings and serve.
- Nutritional analysis per serving: Calories 294; Protein 8 g; Fat 26 g; Calories from Fat 76%; Carbohydrates 10 g; Cholesterol 19 mg; Fiber 2 g; Sodium 430 mg.
SPINACH SALAD WITH BACON AND HARD-BOILED EGGS
This healthy, leafy salad is accented with bacon, hard-cooked eggs, bean sprouts, water chestnuts and an easy homemade dressing. It was a hit when I served it at the National Spinach Conference last year.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 15m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a bowl, whisk the sugar, vinegar, ketchup, oil and Worcestershire sauce. Cover and refrigerate until serving. , In a large bowl, combine the spinach, bean sprouts, water chestnuts, onions and eggs. Just before serving, whisk the dressing and pour over salad; toss to coat. Sprinkle with bacon.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 136 calories, Fat 7g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 37mg cholesterol, Sodium 218mg sodium, Carbohydrate 15g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
SAUTEED SPINACH WITH CRISP PANCETTA
Tender spinach tastes even better when topped with crumbled pancetta.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Pork Recipes
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Heat a large skillet over medium. Add pancetta; cook until crisp, 4 to 6 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer pancetta to a paper-towel-lined plate; reserve fat in skillet.
- Add as much spinach as will fit in skillet; season with salt and pepper. Cook, tossing spinach and adding more as it wilts. Continue to cook until tender, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat, and pour off excess liquid; stir in lemon juice. Top with pancetta.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 122 g, Fat 7 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 12 g
WARM SPINACH SALAD WITH FRIED EGG AND POTATOES
Sunny-side up eggs cook in the wink of an eye, ready to top a spinach salad with potatoes that are sautéed in the same skillet.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Salad Recipes
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large nonstick skillet, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium. Add potatoes; season with salt and pepper. Cook, tossing occasionally, until potatoes are tender and browned, 12 to 14 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine remaining 2 tablespoons oil with vinegar, mustard, and shallot; season with salt and pepper, and whisk to combine. Add spinach and Parmesan (do not toss); set aside.
- When potatoes are done cooking, immediately transfer to bowl with spinach and dressing (reserve skillet). Toss salad until spinach is slightly wilted, and divide among 4 plates.
- Heat skillet over medium, and gently crack eggs into skillet without breaking yolks; season with salt and pepper. Cook until whites are almost set, about 1 minute. Cover, turn off heat, and let stand until whites are just set but yolks are still soft, about 2 minutes more. Top each salad with a fried egg, and serve immediately.
SPINACH SALAD WITH PANCETTA AND FRIED EGG
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In large bowl, whisk together shallots, garlic, vinegar and s/p. Whisk in 1/3C EVOO and set aside. Heat large skillet over medium and then 1/2T EVOO. Add pancetta and sauté until crisp. Transfer to dressing bowl and do NOT wipe out skillet. Add scallions and pinch of salt to skillet. Sauté until tender (2 min). Crack in eggs and fry spooning over EVOO from pan. Toss all together and top with fried egg.
SPINACH AND EGG SALAD
Provided by Pierre Franey
Categories easy, salads and dressings
Time 10m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Trim off and discard any tough stems or bruised spinach leaves. Wash thoroughly in several changes of cold water. Drain and shake off excess water.
- Combine the vinegar, mustard, salt, pepper and oil in a small bowl and blend well with a wire whisk.
- Peel the eggs and chop them coarsely. Place the spinach in a salad bowl and add the eggs, parsley and the dressing. Toss well and serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 183, UnsaturatedFat 13 grams, Carbohydrate 5 grams, Fat 16 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 6 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 378 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams
SPINACH SALAD WITH FRIED EGG
Make and share this Spinach Salad With Fried Egg recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Sageca
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat a sauté pan; add the bacon pieces and sauté them until cooked; 5-10 minutes.; set aside on a paper towel.
- Remove 1/2 the bacon fat for the pan and discard.
- Add the shallots to remaining bacon fat and sauté until it is translucent.
- Add the mushrooms, salt and pepper and once they begin to soften, add the broth,.
- scraping the browned bits from the bottom of the pan as the liquid comes to a boil.
- Reduce the pan liquid by half. Add the balsamic vinegar, bring to a simmer, and then remove the pan from the heat.
- Taste the pan sauce and adjust salt pepper and the balsamic vinegar.
- Heat a large non stick pan over medium-low heat; add a bit of butter and crack in the eggs, taking care not to break the yolks.
- Season each egg with salt and pepper.
- Fry the eggs gently until the whites are cooked through but the yolks remain runny.
- Place the spinach in individual bowls.
- Pour the warm dressing with the mushrooms over the spinach and toss until the leaves are wilted and coated.
- Sprinkle on the bacon . Top each bowl with a fried egg.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 357.6, Fat 30.5, SaturatedFat 10.1, Cholesterol 224.6, Sodium 641.8, Carbohydrate 5, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 3, Protein 14.2
WARM BREAD SALAD OF CRISPY PANCETTA, PARMESAN AND POACHED EGG
This is a Jamie Oliver Recipe for a really tasty and 'posh' looking salad. You will want about 3 large handfuls of rocket. The lettuce should be Oak leaf lettuce if you can get it. But you can use any salad leaves you like. The pancetta must be thinly sliced, or you can use thin sliced dry-cured smoked streaky bacon.
Provided by Jan-Luvs2Cook
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 35m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas6.
- Leave the eggs in their shells at this point (you will need to poach them later on).
- Shave the parmesan with a vegetable peeler and put to one side.
- Peel and slice the garlic.
- Remove the crusts from the ciabatta and discard. Tear the bread into finger sized pieces.
- Put them on a baking tray and drizzle with a little olive oil and toss with the garlic and seasoning.
- Bake for 10 minutes until the bread is crisp.
- Lay the pancetta over the bread and bake for about 5 more minutes - until that's also crispy.
- Mix the lemon juice with 8 tablespoons of olive oil and season.
- Put a big pan of unsalted water on to boil.
- In a large bowl, toss the salad leaves, pancetta, bread and the dressing together.
- Divide between 4 plates.
- When the pan is simmering, gently crack the 4 eggs into the simmering water to poach.
- Simmer for 4 minutes if you like a soft egg, or to your liking.
- Place an egg on top of each salad and add the parmesan shavings.
- Serve straight away - Don't let the eggs get cold!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 225.8, Fat 12.5, SaturatedFat 5.9, Cholesterol 233.5, Sodium 528.1, Carbohydrate 10.2, Fiber 3.6, Sugar 3, Protein 19.7
Tips:
- Use fresh, young spinach for the best flavor and texture.
- Pancetta can be substituted with bacon or prosciutto.
- To make the fried eggs, use a non-stick skillet and cook over medium heat until the whites are cooked through and the yolks are still runny.
- For a vegetarian version of this salad, omit the pancetta and eggs.
- This salad can be served as a main course or a side dish.
Conclusion:
This spinach salad with pancetta and fried eggs is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for any occasion. The combination of fresh spinach, crispy pancetta, and runny eggs is sure to please everyone at the table. So next time you're looking for a quick and healthy meal, give this salad a try!
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