Fresh spinach salad topped with crispy bacon, diced apples, and crumbled feta cheese, served in a rustic bowl with a side of salt and pepper. Golden serving utensils and a blue napkin accompany the dish on a wooden table.
Side Dish Sea Salt Recipes

Warm Spinach Salad

Fresh baby spinach is tossed with diced pears, dried cherries, along with goat cheese, and finished with a warm bacon and sherry vinaigrette, then tastefully seasoned with Morton® Fine Sea Salt and black pepper.
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Ingredients Instructions

Key Information

Dish Type

Side Dish

Time

Prep: 30 minutes

Difficulty

easy

Serves

8

Ingredient List

Ingredients and measurements.

  • 1 lb. baby spinach
  • 8 oz. fresh goat cheese
  • 2 pears, diced
  • 1/2 cup dried cherries
  • 6 slices high quality bacon, cooked, cut in small pieces (reserve excess fat)
  • 8 sprigs fresh thyme, cleaned
  • 1 large shallot, minced
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/3 cup sherry vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon Morton® Sea Salt (Fine or Coarse)
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper, or to taste

Cooking Instructions

Step-By-Step Cooking Information and Guidance

Step 1

Place the spinach, goat cheese, pears and cherries in a large mixing bowl. Season with Morton® Sea Salt (Fine & Coarse) and pepper.

Step 2

Preheat a sauté pan and add the reserved bacon fat and olive oil. Sauté shallots and thyme for one minute. Add the sherry vinegar and remove from heat.

Step 3

Combine hot dressing and salad and mix thoroughly. Adjust seasoning and serve immediately.

Morton Products USED IN THIS RECIPE

Our products that bring this dish together
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Fine Sea Salt Fine 17.6 oz

Fine sea salt created by sea water that has been evaporated by the sun.   Morton Fine Sea Salt is the perfect salt for marinades, soups and dressings. This quick-dissolving, evenly-blending salt is an excellent choice for cooking. Take your baking to the next level and bring out the flavor of your cookies, cakes and pies – or try out a new salted caramel recipe. At Morton Salt, we make sure only the best salt crystals reach your plate, so every dish you create will be as flavorful as you intend. 

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