Place spinach in serving bowl. In saucepan, put remaining ingredients, minus the EVOO, and bring to medium heat. Gently warm while whisking. Remove from heat before it simmers. Allow to cool for a minute, and whisk in EVOO to emulsify. Adjust seasoning. Gently dress spinach with warm vinaigrette and top with remaining bacon and shallots.
Combine red wine, olive oil and seasoning, drizzle over fruit. Toss to mix. Let stand, refrigerate, for several hours.
Drain and serve in lettuce cups. Makes 4-6 servings.
Twist: To sweeten the deal, try a Balsamic Vinegar -- Pomegranate Quince or Cranberry Pear. At the brilliance of citrus by substituting EVOO for Lime Olive Oil.
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Add all the ingredients together and blend well. Walnut pieces can also be added before serving.
Twist: Add a smidgen of cinnamon. Top on greens or cut apples. Spice it up a bit with crushed red chilies or cayenne pepper. Play with the balsamic vinegar flavors -- use Cinnamon Pear instead of Red Apple
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Combine oil, vinegar, tomato paste, soy sauce, salt, ginger, celery and onion in blender container and blend at medium speed 3-4 seconds until celery is finely grated. Makes 1 1/4 cups
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Fresh ginger is the secret to the taste of this vinaigrette. Ginger is a root herb that can be bought at any food store. It can also be bought ground or dried, they won't work for this vinaigrette because the taste just isn't there. To prepare the ginger just peel it with a paring knife and chip into small pieces that will blend. Do not drain the oranges; a lot of flavor is in the liquid.
Twist: This vinaigrette is excellent on a salad of shredded cabbage, shredded carrots, raisins, some kind of nuts, green onions and grilled diced chicken all tossed with the vinaigrette. For a little extra kick, add some crushed red chilies, habaneras, cayenne pepper or jalapenos. Combine everything and blend well. Add the olive oil and blend well again.
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