Episode
Good Eats: American Classics I: Spinach Salad
Overview
Alton begins a new series focusing on the basic but often neglected simple fare of America. First up is the spinach salad. Popeye's favorite vegetable needs only a few additions to become a top-notch salad. Also, salad spinners to make your head spin. Recipes in this episode: - Wilted spinach salad with bacon dressing - Cold spinach salad with bacon and egg dressing
Details
- Series
- Good Eats
- Season
- Season 10
- Episode
- Episode 20
- Air date
- 2007-04-18
- Runtime
- 21 min
Episode context
American Classics I: Spinach Salad is Episode 20 in Season 10 of Good Eats. It aired on 2007-04-18. The runtime is 21 min.
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