Best 6 Spinach Salad With Sun Dried Tomato Dressing Recipes

SPINACH SALAD WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATO DRESSING

Steps:

• Whisk together the sun dried tomato oil, red wine vinegar, honey and Dijon mustard.
• For a thicker dressing, you can add an oil packed or reconstituted sun dried tomato, and process in a blender or food processor.
• Put the baby spinach in a salad bowl, and toss with just enough of the dressing to lightly coat the spinach.
• Sprinkle the sesame seeds, dried cranberries, and sun dried tomatoes, if using, over the top, and serve.
• Alternatively, you can arrange the spinach on serving plates, drizzle with the dressing, then add the toppings to each plate. That way the cranberries and sun dried tomatoes won't sink to the bottom of the bowl, and makes a prettier presentation for a dinner party.

SPINACH SALAD WITH PECANS AND SUN-DRIED TOMATO

Steps:

• Saute the mushrooms, set aside and keep warm.
• Place spinach, pecans and chopped sun-dried tomatoes in a medium bowl, toss evenly.
• Add warm mushrooms, lightly toss again.
• Add vinegar/oil mixture, toss to coat.
• Serve immediately.
• The quantities of vinegar, raspberry olive oil, salt and pepper: Whisk small amount, taste, and adjust to your liking.

TOMATO SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• In a jar with tight-fitting lid, combine first six ingredients; shake well. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Just before serving, in a large salad bowl combine spinach and tomatoes. Shake dressing; drizzle over salad and toss.

MIRAVAL'S SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• To make the salad, tear the spinach and radicchio into large pieces. Toss with the jicama, peppers, carrots and sun-dried tomato.
• To make the dressing, warm the honey in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the scallion, mushrooms, garlic and chilies. Bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer, stirring constantly, for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the mustard, remove from heat and whisk in the vinegar. Season with black pepper. Toss with salad and serve at once.

SUN-DRIED TOMATO & CHICKEN SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add chicken, tomatoes and red peppers; cook and stir 6-8 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink., Divide spinach among four plates; top with cheese, chicken mixture, bacon and onion. Serve with salad dressing.

SPINACH AND SUN-DRIED TOMATO PASTA

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring the broth to a boil. Remove from heat. Place the sun-dried tomatoes in the broth 15 minutes, or until softened. Drain, reserving broth, and coarsely chop.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Place penne pasta in the pot, cook 9 to 12 minutes, until al dente, and drain.
• Place the pine nuts in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir until lightly toasted.
• Heat the olive oil and red pepper flakes in a skillet over medium heat, and saute the garlic 1 minute, until tender. Mix in the spinach, and cook until almost wilted. Pour in the reserved broth, and stir in the chopped sun-dried tomatoes. Continue cooking 2 minutes, or until heated through.
• In a large bowl, toss the cooked pasta with the spinach and tomato mixture and pine nuts. Serve with Parmesan cheese.