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Warm Spinach Salad with Poached Eggs

You can poach the eggs a few hours before composing the salad. Immediately place them in an ice-water bath to stop the cooking, then keep in a bowl of cool water (it should just reach the tops of the eggs). Reheat briefly in a pan of barely simmering water.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 4 as a main course

Ingredients

1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon white-wine vinegar
4 large eggs
6 slices bacon (6 ounces), cut crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces
1 shallot, minced
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
12 ounces baby spinach (about 12 cups)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Fill a large skillet with 1 1/2 inches water. Heat over medium just until bubbles appear on bottom; stir in 1 tablespoon vinegar. Poach eggs.

    Step 2

    In a medium saucepan, cook bacon over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until browned, 4 to 6 minutes; use a slotted spoon to transfer to a paper towel–lined plate. Cook shallot in rendered bacon fat until soft, about 2 minutes. Carefully add remaining 1/2 cup vinegar, and boil over high heat until reduced to 1/3 cup, 2 to 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

    Step 3

    In a large bowl, toss spinach with bacon and hot vinaigrette. Divide among four plates; top each with a poached egg. Serve immediately.

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