hot spinach salad

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 (10 ounce) packages baby spinach, rinsed and dried
• 1 red onion, thinly sliced
• 1 1/2 cups toasted, chopped pecans
• 8 ounces crumbled blue cheese
• 1 1/2 cups balsamic vinegar
• 2 teaspoons molasses
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2/3 cup olive oil

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 30 mins


• in a large bowl, arrange spinach and red onion slices and top with toasted pecans and crumbled blue cheese.
• in a small saucepan, warm the garlic in the olive oil to allow its flavor to diffuse into the oil. then add molasses, vinegar and pepper. whisking constantly, bring almost to a boil, remove from heat and cool until just warm. pour into a shakeable container, shake and pour over salad. serve immediately.