A simple vinaigrette dresses a salad of fresh spinach, enoki mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, carrots, and green onions.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1-1/2 (about) pounds spinach
- 1 or 2 bags (3-1/2 ounces each) enoki mushrooms
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, stemmed and halved
- 1 carrot, thinly sliced
- 2 green onions (including tops) thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup white wine vinegar
- 2 Tablespoons salad oil
- Salt
Preparation:
Discard stems and any yellow or wilted leaves from spinach. Wash spinach and pat dry. Wrap in paper towels, enclose in plastic bags, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or up to 2 days. Tear spinach into bite-size pieces (you should have about 4 quarts) .Trim and discard brown, woody ends from mushrooms. Rinse mushrooms, then shake off excess water.
In a large serving bowl, combine spinach, mushrooms, tomatoes, carrot, and green onions.
In a small bowl, stir together sugar, vinegar, and oil until sugar is dissolved. Pour over spinach mixture, mix to coat, and season to taste with salt.
Yield: 6 to 8 servings
Recipe Source: Best of Sunset Magazine (Lane Publishing Co)
Reprinted with permission.
