[X]

Home > Recipes > Southwestern Spinach Salad

Southwestern Spinach Salad Recipe

Southwestern Spinach Salad Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Read reviews (3)

Rate recipe

This recipe came from a newspaper a few years ago and became a keeper after a trial at my family table. It's a delightful salad that will surprise your taste buds. Dixie Terry, Goreville, Illinois

This recipe is:

Quick

[X]

Rate Southwestern Spinach Salad Recipe

Click on stars to rate

Would you make this recipe again?

Write a review

[X]

Southwestern Spinach Salad Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

25 25

Ingredients

1/2 cup picante sauce
1/4 cup prepared Olive Garden Signature Italian Dressing

[x]

Light & Creamy Italian Dressing

The salad dressing you love at Olive Garden is now available to use at home on salads, sandwiches, veggies and more!

See More Recipes >
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
4 cups fresh baby spinach
1 can (15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained
1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
1 medium sweet red pepper, julienned
1/2 cup sliced red onion
8 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
4 hard-cooked eggs, sliced
Additional picante sauce, optional

Directions

In a small bowl, combine the picante sauce, salad dressing and cumin.
In a salad bowl, combine the spinach, beans, mushrooms, pepper, onion and bacon. Drizzle with dressing; toss to coat. Garnish with eggs. Serve with additional picante sauce if desired. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 cup salad with 2 tablespoons dressing (calculated without additional picante sauce) equals 169 calories, 7 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 141 mg cholesterol, 515 mg sodium, 16 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 9 g protein.

Originally published as Southwestern Spinach Salad in Taste of Home June/July 2008, p26

More recipes like this:

Recipe Slideshows

Browse slideshows featuring our best recipes, holiday ideas, easy how-tos, cooking tips, and more!

Get Recipes >

Top 10 Recipes

A collection of our favorite, highest-rated recipes—including the best dessert, dinner and holiday recipes.

Get Recipes >

Reviews for Southwestern Spinach Salad

Southwestern Spinach Salad

Tell us what you think of this recipe.
Did you modify it? Would you make it again? Rate it today! >

Rate and Review this Recipe

(1-3) of 3 reviews

Sort Reviews:

Reviewed on Apr. 25, 2013 by jmistic

This is the best Salad recipe! I love to make this for supper on hot summer nights when it is too hot to cook. Serve this with some crust bread and there you go a quick easy supper. Everyone has asked for this recipe that has tryed it. Delish!

Reviewed on May. 05, 2010 by TKakes

My new favorite salad...try it with grilled chicken, even better!

Reviewed on Jan. 28, 2009 by hoosiermarose

I've made this wonderful salad several times and everyone that tries it loves it.