Warm spinach salad with currants & walnuts

8 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
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2poundsSpinach; stemmed, washed well and spun dry.
1cupWalnut pieces
½cupCurrants
1smallRed onion; thinly sliced
Freshly ground pepper; to taste
½cupWhite wine vinegar; good quality
2teaspoonsDijon mustard
2tablespoonsSugar
2tablespoonsHeavy cream
¾cupOlive oil; more or less to taste

Directions

DRESSING

Place the spinach, walnuts, currants and red onion in a large salad bowl. In a sauce pan, add the salt, pepper, vinegar, mustard and sugar and heat to simmering while whisking occasionally. Whisk in the heavy cram and then the olive oil in a steady stream. Taste for seasoning and add more salt or pepper if necessary. Cool.

Just before serving time, pour the over the salad mixture and toss together. Serve immediately!

ELAINE'S NOTE: I would prepare separately and bring in different containers.

Source: THE BOSTON GLOBE; November, 1993