Today Show, Warm Spinach Salad, Red Onions, Blue Cheese Recipe

Warm Spinach Salad Recipe by Joel Gamoron on the Today Show

Today, Executive Chef Joel Gamoran was featured on the Today Show with Kathie Lie and Hoda to talk about his delicious Warm Spinach Salad with Caramelized Red Onions and Blue Cheese recipe.  I just had to add this recipe because it looked absolutely delicious and quite healthy as well!  It's safe to say that I will most definitely be trying this one out very soon!

Joel Gamoran's Warm Spinach Salad Recipe (With Caramelized Red Onions and Blue Cheese) Yum!

Ingredients :

• Freshly ground black pepper
• Kosher salt
• 4 oz baby spinach leaves (wash and dry the spinach leaves
• 6 oz crumbled blue cheese
• 2 tbsp toasted pinenuts
• 1 tbsp snipped fresh chervil (you can also use chives instead)
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 medium red onion.  Peel and slice the red onion into 10 wedges while leaving the root intact
• 1 tsp honey
• 2 tsp dijon mustard
• 3 tbsp sherry vinegar

Directions On How To Make Warm Spinach Salad With Caramelized Onions

•  Heat up a medium saute pan over medium heat
• Add olive oil to the saute pan
• Add red onions
• After the red onions start to turn golden (this should take about 5 minutes).  Add the dijon, honey, and sherry vinegar
• Add some salt and pepper to the mixture
• Place the spinach in a bowl and pour the hot onions over the top
• Mix the spinach
• Top the spinach and red onions with blue cheese, chervil (or chives) and pine nuts