Smart Bacon, Egg and Spinach Salad
with Warm Shallot Vinaigrette and Mushrooms
Nothing takes a salad to new levels of luxury quite like warm shallot and bacon vinaigrette. You'll want to coat every bite of salad in its sweet-savoury-tangy flavour.
Carb Smart (50 g carbohydrates or less) is based on a per serving calculation of the recipe's carbohydrate amount.
Calorie Smart (650kcal or less) is based on a per serving calculation of the recipe's kilocalorie amount.
Ingredients: Red potato • Mushrooms • Spinach • Bacon (pork, water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, spices, smoke) • Grade A egg • Cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, modified milk ingredients, cream, bacterial culture, salt, annatto, beta-carotene, calcium chloride, microbial enzyme, cellulose, natamycin) (milk) • Shallot • Maple syrup • Whole grain mustard (water, white vinegar, mustard seeds, white wine vinegar, salt, sugar, mustard bran, citric acid, turmeric, spices, spice extract, natural flavour, xanthan gum) (mustard) • White wine vinegar (wine vinegar, potassium metabisulfite) (sulphites) • Applewood smoke spice (sugars (sugar, maltodextrin, molasses [maltodextrin]), dehydrated vegetables (garlic, onion, red bell pepper), spices (including mustard and celery) and herbs, salt, paprika powder, natural smoke flavor, yeast extract, silicon dioxide, spice extract) (mustard) • Garlic.
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
Ingredients
100 g
Bacon Strips
3.5 g
Applewood Smoke Spice
(Contains: Mustard May contain traces of: Milk, Tree nuts, Peanuts, Sesame, Soy, Sulphites, Wheat)
1 tbsp
Maple Syrup
1 unit(s)
Garlic, cloves
1 tbsp
Whole Grain Mustard
(Contains: Mustard May contain traces of: Milk, Sesame, Soy, Sulphites, Wheat, Crustaceans, Egg, Gluten, Fish)
1 tbsp
White Wine Vinegar
(Contains: Sulphites)
½ unit(s)
Shallot
113 g
Mushrooms
113 g
Baby Spinach
¼ cup
Cheddar Cheese, shredded
(Contains: Milk)
2 unit(s)
Hard Boiled Egg
(Contains: Egg May contain traces of: Soy, Wheat, Egg, Fish)
250 g
Red Potato
Not included in your delivery
¼ tsp
Pepper*
¼ tsp
Salt*
1 tbsp
Oil*
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
- Before starting, preheat the oven to 425˚F. Wash and dry all produce.
- Remove any brown spots from potatoes, then cut into 1/2-inch pieces.
- To a parchment-lined baking sheet, add potatoes and 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) oil.
- Season with salt, pepper and half the Applewood Smoke Spice (use all for 4 servings), then toss to coat.
- Roast in the middle of the oven for 23- 25 min, flipping halfway through, until tender and golden.
- On an unlined baking sheet, arrange bacon strips in a single layer.
- Roast in the top of the oven 12-14 min, flipping halfway through, until golden and cooked through.**
- Using tongs, transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined plate.
- To a small heat-proof bowl, carefully transfer bacon fat. Reserve.
- Quarter mushrooms.
- Peel, then mince or grate garlic.
- Peel, then cut half the shallot (use all for 4 servings) into 1/4-inch pieces.
- Peel eggs.
- In a large heat-proof bowl, whisk together mustard, vinegar and half the maple syrup (use all for 4 servings).
- Meanwhile, heat a large non-stick pan over medium-high.
- When hot, add 1/2 tbsp (1 tbsp) reserved bacon fat, then mushrooms.
- Cook 4-5 min, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms are golden.
- Add half the garlic, then season with salt and pepper. Cook 30 sec, stirring often, until fragrant.
- Transfer mushrooms to a plate.
- Heat the same pan over medium-high.
- When hot, add 1 tbsp (1 1/2 tbsp) reserved bacon fat, then shallots. Cook 30 sec, stirring often, until fragrant.
- Remove from heat, then add remaining garlic. Stirring 30 sec, until fragrant.
- To the large bowl with vinaigrette base, carefully transfer bacon fat and shallots. Season with salt and pepper, then whisk to combine.
- Quarter eggs lengthwise, then season with a pinch of salt and pepper.
- Chop bacon into 1/2-inch pieces.
- To the bowl with warm vinaigrette, add mushrooms, spinach, potatoes and half the bacon, then toss to combine.
- Divide salad between plates.
- Sprinkle cheese and remaining bacon over top.
- Top with eggs.
