Chasen's Spinach Salad With French Dressing
A popular salad from Chasen's Restaurant. Recipe from the Los Angeles Central Library's collection of old menus.
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INGREDIENTS
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- 1 1⁄2bunches fresh spinach
- 1⁄3
- 1⁄2
- 1⁄2tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1⁄4teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
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French Dressing
- 1teaspoon sugar
- 1teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4teaspoon pepper
- 1⁄4teaspoon dry English-style mustard
- 1⁄4cup red wine vinegar
- 1⁄4cup olive oil
- 1⁄2cup vegetable oil
- 1teaspoon lemon juice
- 1⁄2teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1
- 1⁄4teaspoon Tabasco sauce
- 1⁄8teaspoon white pepper
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DIRECTIONS
- Start by making the dressing, in a shaker (such as a jar) dissolve the sugar, salt, pepper and English mustard in vinegar.
- Add in oils, lemon juice, Worcestershire, garlic, Tabasco and white pepper.
- Cover and shake jar vigorously.
- Set the jar aside or chill until needed.
- For the salad, remove stems and wash spinach leaves in several changes of water until there is no trace of sand, dry well.
- Clean mushrooms and cut off stems, thinly slice mushrooms.
- Combine the red wine vinegar and Worcestershire sauce with the French dressing in a cup.
- Place the spinach in a large bowl, tear the large leaves into smaller pieces.
- Add the mushrooms, dressing and bacon.
- Toss to mix, sprinkle with freshly ground pepper.
- Serve on chilled plates.
- Serve with Chasen's cheese toast.
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