Best Fresh Spinach And Tarragon Salad Recipes

Spinach Salad With Tarragon Dressing image

Provided by Z-chef

Time 20m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup mayonnaise
3 tablespoons currant jelly (grape jelly in a pinch)
4 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon dried tarragon
salt and pepper
1 lb baby spinach leaves
1/2 cup toasted pecans
1/2 sliced red onion
fresh ground black pepper
1/4 cup crumbled cooked bacon
8 ounces sliced mushrooms

Steps:

For Dressing: Combine Mayonnaise, jelly, vinegar, tarragon, salt and pepper with a wire wisk or in a blender.
For salad: Mix remaining ingredients.
Combine dressing with salad immediately before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 303.1, Fat 21.5, SaturatedFat 3, Cholesterol 13.9, Sodium 425.5, Carbohydrate 25.1, Fiber 3.2, Sugar 11.3, Protein 6.1

Mushroom Spinach Salad with Tarragon Egg Dressing image

Yield Serves 6

Number Of Ingredients 9

For dressing
2 hard-boiled large eggs, yolks mashed and whites chopped fine
3 tablespoons tarragon white-wine vinegar
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
3 tablespoons minced shallots (about 2)
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh tarragon leaves
1/2 pound fresh spinach, coarse stems discarded and leaves washed well and spun dry
10 ounces fresh white mushrooms

Steps:

Make dressing:
In a small bowl whisk together yolks, vinegar, and mustard and add oil in a stream, whisking constantly until dressing is emulsified. Stir in whites, shallots, tarragon, and salt and pepper to taste.
Thinly slice spinach leaves and spread on a platter. Cut mushrooms into very thin slices and mound on spinster. Spoon dressing over salad.