Name: Cashew-Curry Spinach Salad recipe
Ingredients: ½ cup vegetable oil;3 tablespoons red wine vinegar;3 tablespoons Dijon mustard;3 tablespoons sesame seeds;2 tablespoons honey;1 teaspoon chopped garlic;½ pound bacon;12 cups spinach leaves;6 cups coarsely chopped frisee (French curly endive);3 small pears, thinly sliced;⅔ red onion, thinly sliced;6 grapes, halved;¾ cup raw cashews;1 tablespoon butter;1 tablespoon brown sugar;1 teaspoon curry powder;1 teaspoon dried rosemary;½ teaspoon salt;⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper

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Ingredients

½ cup vegetable oil 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard 3 tablespoons sesame seeds 2 tablespoons honey 1 teaspoon chopped garlic ½ pound bacon 12 cups spinach leaves 6 cups coarsely chopped frisee (French curly endive) 3 small pears, thinly sliced ⅔ red onion, thinly sliced 6 grapes, halved ¾ cup raw cashews 1 tablespoon butter 1 tablespoon brown sugar 1 teaspoon curry powder 1 teaspoon dried rosemary ½ teaspoon salt ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper

Nutrition Info

480.6 calories carbohydrate: 33.9 g cholesterol: 18.7 mg fat: 35.7 g fiber: 6.9 g protein: 11.5 g saturatedFat: 7 g servingSize: - sodium: 745.5 mg sugar: 17.5 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

Whisk vegetable oil, red wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, sesame seeds, honey, and garlic together in a bowl to make dressing.
Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels. Crumble into smaller pieces.
Layer bacon crumbles, spinach leaves, frisee, pears, red onion, and grapes on individual serving plates.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spread cashews on a baking sheet.
Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Stir in brown sugar, curry powder, rosemary, salt, and cayenne pepper until smooth.
Toast cashews in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Add to the saucepan with the butter mixture, stir until coated. Let cool, about 10 minutes.
Sprinkle cashews over salad plates. Drizzle dressing on top.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

Fabulous salad for a fall dinner with friends or a holiday dinner. The cashew flavoring really adds to the salad and you can make the cashews just for snacking as well. My roommate suggested this salad to me and it is just tasty!

Alternatives to this recipe

Cashew-Curry Spinach Salad