Spinach Salad
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Press leftover spinach into small cups.
Chill the cups on ice overnight.
Turn the spinach out onto a plate.
Plate and serve
Arrange a ring of cold, cooked beets around each spinach form.
Top each serving with 2 teaspoons of mayonnaise.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Leftover spinach
- Forms the base, holding its pressed shape when chilled and turned out.
- Cooked beets
- Adds sweetness and earthy flavor, and colour contrast around the spinach.
- Mayonnaise
- Adds fat and creaminess, giving richness to the cold vegetables.
The step that matters
Chill the cups on ice overnight. The spinach must cool fully so it holds its pressed shape. If it is not thoroughly chilled, it may slump or fall apart when turned out.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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