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Bacon, Spinach & Pear Sandwich with Cranberries & Red Wine Sauce

By on December 31, 2011 in Recipes

Working Meetings

2011 brought many new friends into my life.  Recently, a few of them came over for coffee, which soon approached lunch.  What better time to try out a new recipe on new friends?

In fact, many who work with me will tell you that my kitchen is my office, and I love to cook and experiment during work meetings.  So, anyone who attends one of my working meetings will end up being a guinea pig for a new recipe at some point.  Today’s new recipe- Bacon, Spinach and Pear Sandwich with Cranberries and Red Wine Sauce I believe got the thumbs-up for approval.

Bacon Spinach Pear Sandwich with Dried Cranberries & Red Wine Sauce Sandwich

Bacon Spinach Pear Sandwich with Dried Cranberries & Red Wine Sauce Sandwich

Toni’s Bacon, Spinach and Pear Sandwich with Cranberries and Red Wine Sauce aka: “The BLT- Reinvented” Recipe

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Bacon, Spinach & Pear Sandwich with Cranberries & Red Wine Sauce

Bacon, Spinach & Pear Sandwich with Cranberries & Red Wine Sauce

Ingredients

  • Whole Grain Bread- 10 slices (for 5 sandwiches)
  • Olive Oil- 2 tablespoons
  • Bacon- 1 lb
  • Almond Butter (or Peanut Butter)
  • Baby Spinach Lettuce- 8 oz.
  • Pears- 2, sliced
  • Dried Cranberries- 1 cup
    • For Sauce
  • Dijon Mustard- 1/3 cup
  • Red Wine Vinegar- 3 tablespoons

Instructions

  1. Heat olive oil over in heated skillet over medium-high heat
  2. Cook bacon in olive oil until crispy on both sides
  3. Spread almond butter (or peanut butter) onto both slices of bread
  4. Top with cooked bacon
  5. Top with spinach, pear slices and dried cranberries
    6. For Sauce
  6. Do not clean skillet
  7. In same skillet, heat oil and bacon grease over medium-high heat
  8. Add dijon and vinegar and cook until sauce forms, approximately 2 minutes
  9. Drizzle sauce over spinach, pears and cranberries
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 Photo Tutorial Directions:

1. Heat olive oil over medium-high heat

 

Bacon Spinach Pear Sandwich with Dried Cranberries & Red Wine Sauce Sandwich

heat olive oil

2.  Cook bacon in olive oil

Bacon Spinach Pear Sandwich with Dried Cranberries & Red Wine Sauce Sandwich

cook bacon in olive oil

3.  Spread almond butter (or peanut butter) on bread

Bacon Spinach Pear Sandwich with Dried Cranberries & Red Wine Sauce Sandwich

spread almond butter on toasted bread

4.  Top with bacon

Bacon Spinach Pear Sandwich with Dried Cranberries & Red Wine Sauce Sandwich

top with bacon

5.  Top with spinach, pear slices and dried cranberries

Bacon Spinach Pear Sandwich with Dried Cranberries & Red Wine Sauce Sandwich

top with spinach, pears and dried cranberries

6.  For sauce, do not clean skillet.  Heat oil and bacon grease over medium-high heat and add dijon and vinegar; cook until sauce forms, approximately 3 minutes.  Drizzle sauce over sandwich.

Bacon Spinach Pear Sandwich with Dried Cranberries & Red Wine Sauce Sandwich

most important part- drizzle with sauce

Bacon Spinach Pear Sandwich with Dried Cranberries & Red Wine Sauce Sandwich

bon appetit!

 

BLT Reinvented Recipe

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Ratatouille Pan-Simmered Steak

By on February 13, 2011 in Making Dinner

Taking “back” the family dinner while saving time was my mission when I wrote The Organized Cook, with organization as the tool to help accomplish this.

I wrote awhile back about Julia Childs and how she brought fabulous French cooking to the mid-century housewife; and how I aim to bring organization into the kitchen of the modern-day busy mom.  Julia’s recipes are delicious and gourmet, but that type of cooking isn’t always practical for today’s on-the-go woman.

I love ratatouille and wanted to incorporate it into my book, but as a side dish it was way too time consuming.  I figured if I could combine this tasty dish with a main dish, it may fit into my time-saving method.  This was my inspiration for creating my Ratatouille Pan-Simmered Steak available in The Organized Cook Weekly Meal Plan.  Voila!- quick and gourmet.

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