Name: Warm Spinach Salad with Asian Black Bean Dressing
Ingredients: 1/4 c Rice vinegar; 2 Shallots; chopped; 3 Cloves garlic; chopped; 1 tb Chopped gingerroot; 2 tb Dijon-style mustard; 1 tb Orange juice concentrate; 1/4 c Fermented black beans; rinsed well; 3/4 c Vegetable oil; 1 pn Chile flakes; 1/2 ts Soy sauce; or to taste; 1 ts Vegetable oil; 1 c Sliced wild or domestic mushrooms; 1 Red bell pepper; julienned; 1 Red onion; julienned; 2 bn Spinach; stems trimmed; 1 Pear; cored and sliced,; ; for garnish; Pickled ginger; for garnish

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Vegetables	Asian	Caprial3	1	servings

INGREDIENTS

1/4	c	Rice vinegar
2		Shallots; chopped
3		Cloves garlic; chopped
1	tb	Chopped gingerroot
2	tb	Dijon-style mustard
1	tb	Orange juice concentrate
1/4	c	Fermented black beans; rinsed well
3/4	c	Vegetable oil
1	pn	Chile flakes
1/2	ts	Soy sauce; or to taste
1	ts	Vegetable oil
1	c	Sliced wild or domestic mushrooms
1		Red bell pepper; julienned
1		Red onion; julienned
2	bn	Spinach; stems trimmed
1		Pear; cored and sliced,
		; for garnish
		Pickled ginger; for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

ASIAN BLACK BEAN DRESSING
WARM SPINACH SALAD
For the dressing, place vinegar, shallots, garlic, gingerroot, mustard,
orange juice concentrate, and black beans in a bowl. Whisk to mix together.
Slowly whisk in oil until emulsified. Season with chile flakes and soy
sauce, set aside.
For the salad, heat oil in a large saute pan until very hot. Place
mushrooms in pan and saute until tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Add pepper and
onion and saute briefly, about 1 minute. Add about 1/2 cup dressing to the
pan and heat just until the dressing comes to a boil. While dressing is
heating, place cleaned spinach in a large bowl. Pour hot dressing over
spinach and toss. Place on plates or a serving platter and garnish with
fresh pear slices and pickled ginger. Serve immediately.
Serves four.
Converted by MC_Buster.
Per serving: 1750 Calories (kcal); 171g Total Fat; (84% calories from fat);
8g Protein; 61g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 606mg Sodium Food Exchanges:
0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 5 1/2 Vegetable; 1 1/2 Fruit; 33 1/2 Fat; 1/2
Other Carbohydrates
Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.

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