- June 29, 2023
- by Cindy Williams
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- Cuisine: Comfort Food, Steakhouse Cuisine
- Difficulty: Easy
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Prep Time5 minutes
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Cook Time30 minutes
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Serving2
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In the 1980’s there was a restaurant in Birmingham, Alabama, called The Magic Pan. As I recall it was in the Brookwood Mall. To me, when I was in my early twenties, it was such a sophisticated place to go even though it was a chain restaurant in a mall! Spinach salads were very popular back then. Often, they were served with mandarin oranges, or with mushrooms, or with tarragon scented vinaigrettes. I really don’t remember what The Magic Pan’s spinach salad was like although I do remember who used to take me there for lunch when I should have been studying but was instead playing hooky and eating crepes and salads and split pea soup. (By the way the split pea soup was delicious and when I came across a receipt for THAT, I grabbed it – see below). At any rate, it was the 1980s – so I wore Pappagallo flats, corduroy skirts embroidered with whales, and a perky ponytail. I was absolutely clueless about pretty much everything and blissfully happy. And, I have a lot of fond memories of eating spinach salads, crepes and split pea soup at the mall with a certain handsome man. The same handsome man who introduced me to German wine and Belgian chocolates. Well. So, I made this spinach salad the other night and had two big plates of it for dinner. And I thought a little bit about that particular gentleman. He had a mustache and he turned out to be a little too dangerous for a girl in knee socks. But, many years later, it’s a fun little memory. I’m going to make this split pea soup soon.
Ingredients
Spinach Salad
Directions
Hard boil the eggs. Separate whites and eggs. Chop the egg whites. Mince the egg yolks.
Make the egg dressing: In a Pyrex measuring cup, combine the egg yolks, mustard, sugar and vinegar. Whisk as smooth as possible.
Fry the bacon. Pour off 1/3 cup of oil, and set that aside. Then chop the bacon into big bits.
Toss the greens with the egg dressing. Pour in the oil and toss again.
Plate the salad: Greens on the bottom. Chopped egg whites next. Bacon bits. Scallions. That's the way that goes.
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The Magic Pan Spinach Salad
Ingredients
Spinach Salad
Follow The Directions
Hard boil the eggs. Separate whites and eggs. Chop the egg whites. Mince the egg yolks.
Make the egg dressing: In a Pyrex measuring cup, combine the egg yolks, mustard, sugar and vinegar. Whisk as smooth as possible.
Fry the bacon. Pour off 1/3 cup of oil, and set that aside. Then chop the bacon into big bits.
Toss the greens with the egg dressing. Pour in the oil and toss again.
Plate the salad: Greens on the bottom. Chopped egg whites next. Bacon bits. Scallions. That's the way that goes.
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