Brie en croute is so elegant and delicious, but really easy to prepare. There’s no reason to not serve them at your next brunch or party. The balsamic reduction adds a perfect sweetness to compliment the garlic and the cheese is so rich and creamy . . . total yum. Try these, you won’t regret it.

📋 Recipe

Spinach Salad with Chicken, Bacon and Brie

This is an easy salad to prep the night before then throw together just before lunch. The spinach, spelt and apples give this salad a healthy feel to it, and the acidity in the red wine vinaigrette pulls all the flavors together.

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Course: Appetizer, Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 25

Cook Time: 20

Total Time: 45

Servings: Servings

Calories: 799kcal

Author: Ben Rayl

Ingredients

for the dressing:

1 tablespoon dijon mustard
⅛ cup red wine vinegar
¼ cup olive oil
salt and pepper - to taste

for the salad:

1 cup spelt - cooked
2 cups chicken breast - cooked and diced
8 slices bacon - cooked and chopped
1 cup walnuts - chopped and toasted
2 red gala apples - cored and diced
1 yellow pepper - roughly chopped
1 red pepper - roughly chopped
2 cups spinach
7 oz brie - sliced

Instructions

for the dressing:

In a bowl, whisk or pulse blend the vinegar together with the dijon mustard, salt and pepper.
Slowly add a stream of olive oil and whisk or blend until dressing begins to thicken.

for the salad:

Cook the spelt according to package directions, then let cool completely.
Cook bacon and chicken breast, then roughly chop and allow to cool.
Toast the walnuts over medium high heat until fragrant, about 3 minutes, then allow to cool completely.
(all of this can be done the night before, then thrown into the salad for a quick lunch)
Toss the spinach in about ⅓ of the dressing, arrange on four plates.
Toss the apples, peppers, chicken and spelt in the remaining dressing, then spoon on top the spinach.
Sprinkle the bacon and walnuts on top, arrange the brie and enjoy!