TLC Cooking "Emeril's Spinach Salad with Orange Poppy Seed Dressing"

Emeril's Spinach Salad with Orange Poppy Seed Dressing

YIELD 16 Servings

INGREDIENTS

For the salad:
2 pounds	baby spinach
6 cups	diced pears
2 cup	thinly sliced red onion
16 ounces	goat cheese, crumbled
1 1/2 cup	pumpkin seeds, toasted
Salt and pepper to taste
Orange Poppy Seed Vinaigrette:
1/2 cup	champagne vinegar
3 tablespoons	Orange Marmalade
2 tablespoon	minced shallots
1 teaspoon	Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon	minced garlic
1 cup	extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon	poppy seeds

PREPARATION:

For the salad:

On a large platter layer spinach, pears, onions, goat cheese and pumpkin seeds. Season with salt and pepper. Drizzle with Orange Poppy Seed Dressing.

Orange Poppy Seed Vinaigrette:

Combine the vinegar, marmalade, shallots, mustard, and garlic in a mixing bowl and whisk to combine. While continuing to whisk, add the olive oil in a slow, steady stream until completely incorporated. Stir in the poppy seeds and serve with the spinach salad.
This recipe was featured on the Emeril to the Rescue Episode of Emeril Green.

This recipe appears in: Salads

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