This recipe comes from Chef John Currence of the City Grocery Restaurant in Oxford, MS. The dressing for this salad has a wonderful flavor, but I found it too oily as written. I've left the recipe as he wrote it, but I now skip the 3 tablespoons of olive oil, and only add about 1/2 of the oil from the roasted garlic. The flavor...
Provided by Vicki Butts (lazyme)
Categories Lettuce Salads
Time 55m
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 375.
- 2. Combine 1/4 cup oil and garlic in small baking dish.
- 3. Cover with foil; bake until garlic is very tender, about 35 minutes.
- 4. Using slotted spoon, transfer garlic to work surface and finely chop.
- 5. Transfer garlic to medium bowl. Reserve roasted garlic oil.
- 6. Cook bacon in large skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 4 minutes.
- 7. Using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels.
- 8. Pour drippings into medium bowl.
- 9. Add vinegar, shallot, mustard, honey, molasses and tarragon and whisk to blend.
- 10. Add roasted garlic, garlic oil, bacon and remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil and whisk to blend well.
- 11. Season dressing to taste with salt and pepper.
- 12. Place spinach, sliced onion and blue cheese in large bowl.
- 13. Toss with enough dressing to coat.
- 14. Serve.
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