Wilted Spinach Salad with Feta, Olives, and Lemon Vinaigrette

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2002

For a salad with bright flavors and a lilting texture, go easy on the oil and heavy on the seasonings, and use a light hand to dress the greens.

SERVES 4 as a first course

TIME 20 minutes

Wilted Spinach Salad with Feta, Olives, and Lemon Vinaigrette

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For a wilted spinach salad recipe that would give us a not-too-greasy dressing and spinach with a slight but satisfying crunch, we cut back on the usual 4:1 ratio of oil to acid and added the lemon juice or vinegar once the oil and other in...

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