Best Sweet Sour Spinach Salad Recipes

SPINACH SALAD WITH SWEET AND SOUR DRESSING

Steps:

• Wrap spinach leaves in paper towels and chill to crisp, at least 1 hour or up to 1 day.
• Peel oranges and remove the white membrane, then cut fruit segments from inner membranes. Separate onion slices into individual rings.
• In a small bowl, mix sugar, vinegar, mustard, celery seed, and paprika until sugar dissolves. Add salad oil, whisking until dressing is the consistency of honey.
• Combine spinach, oranges, and onion in a serving bowl. Pour dressing over salad, then mix lightly to coat, add salt to taste. Serve at once.

SWEET-SOUR SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, flour, mustard and salt. Gradually stir in water and vinegar until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat. Gradually stir a small amount of hot dressing into beaten egg; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil., Place spinach in a large salad bowl. Drizzle with warm dressing; toss to coat. Top with the hard-boiled eggs, bacon and onion. Serve immediately.

SWEET AND SOUR SPINACH JICAMA SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk sugar, olive oil, vinegar, onion juice, mustard, salt, and onion powder together in a bowl until sugar is dissolved.
• Mix spinach, jicama, onion, bacon bits, sesame seeds, and pine nuts in a large bowl.
• Pour olive oil dressing over the salad; toss to combine.

SPINACH SALAD WITH SWEET-SOUR BACON DRESSING

Steps:

• Cook bacon over medium to high heat until almost crisp.
• Add onions and fry, stirring, for one minute.
• Add sugar, stirring over medium heat until sugar starts to develop a golden color.
• Add the vinegar and stock, season with salt and pepper, and bring back to a boil for 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Immediately pour over spinach leaves in a large bowl.
• Toss to coat spinach evenly and serve.
• Sprinkle nuts or seeds over each serving, to taste.

QUICK SWEET-SOUR SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• In a large salad bowl, combine the spinach, cranberries and onions. In a small bowl, whisk the oil, sugar, vinegar, mustard and celery seed. Pour over salad; toss to coat. Serve immediately.

SWEET AND SOUR SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, flour, mustard and salt.
• Gradually stir in water and vinegar until smooth.
• Bring to a boil.
• Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
• Remove from heat.
• Gradually stir a small amount of hot dressing into beaten egg.
• Return all to the pan, stirring constantly.
• Bring to a gentle boil.
• Place spinach in a large salad bowl.
• Drizzle with warm dressing.
• Toss to coat.
• Top with the hard cooked eggs, bacon and onion.
• Serve immediately in chilled salad bowls.
• Note: An egg slicer, purchased inexpensively at a local food gadget store, greatly improves the looks of this salad.

SWEET-SOUR SPINACH SALAD WITH BACON

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the spinach, water chestnuts, squash, mushrooms, garbanzo beans and onion. , In a small bowl, whisk the sugar, oil, ketchup, water, vinegar, garlic and salt. Pour over spinach mixture; toss to coat. Sprinkle with bacon. Serve immediately.

WARM SWEET & SOUR BACON DRESSING FOR SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Combine Sugar and egg in a mixing bowl. Whisk until sugar dissolves.
• 2. Add the water and lemon juice and whisk for 20 seconds.
• 3. Preheat skillet over medium heat. Add bacon. Cook until crispy and remove, leaving drippings in pan.
• 4. Pour contents of mixing bowl into the skillet. Stir gently until the dressing thickens. Mix in pepper and salt.

SWEET AND SOUR SPINACH SALAD WITH PEARS

Steps:

• 1. Peel, half and core pears. Sprinkle pears with ½ tsp. sugar. 2. Heat 3 T. oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add pears. Sprinkle with 6 tsp sugar. Cook 8 minutes till golden brown. Transfer pears to plate. 3. Remove skillet from heat. Whisk remaining 3 T. Oil into skillet. 4. Add vinegar. Return to heat and stir, scraping up any browned bits. Remove from heat and cool. 5. Combine 1 1/3 cup sugar, ½ cup water and crushed black peppercorns in saucepan over medium heat. Stir until sugar dissolves. Increase heat without stirring until syrup turns deep amber, about 5 minutes. 6. Remove from heat and cool caramel syrup slightly. 7. Carefully add vinegar mixture to caramel syrup. Place pan over very low heat and stir until caramel bits melt and dressing is smooth, about 2 minutes. 8. Season dressing with salt and pepper to taste. 9. Combine spinach and onion in large bowel with enough dressing to coat. Add pears and nuts.

SWEET AND SOUR SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• 1. In a medium skillet over medium-high heat, fry bacon until crisp. Drain on paper towels and set aside.2. In a medium bowl, mix oil, vinegar, splenda, soy sauce, ginger, salt and pepper until well blended. Add tofu and onion. Stir and set aside.3. Rinse, stem and drain spinach. Tear into bite-size pieces (you will have about 8 cups). Place in a large salad bowl. Add bean sprouts, celery and bacon, Pour on dressing and toss. Press hard-cooked eggs through a sieve. Sprinkle eggs over salad.