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Spinach Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing Recipe

Spinach Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing Recipe

Michelle Kim
Follow this recipe to prepare a delicious Spinach Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing, a classic dish that combines fresh spinach leaves with crispy bacon, boiled eggs, and a tangy, warm bacon dressing.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 250 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Skillet For cooking the bacon and dressing
  • 1 Mixing Bowl For assembling the salad

Ingredients
  

  • 6 cups Baby spinach Washed and dried
  • 4 slices Bacon Chopped
  • 2 Hard-boiled eggs Peeled and sliced
  • 1 Red onion Thinly sliced
  • 0.5 cup Mushrooms Sliced
  • 3 tbsp Reserved bacon fat
  • 2 tbsp Red wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp Honey
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • to taste Salt and pepper

Instructions
 

  • Place the baby spinach in a large mixing bowl.
  • Top with sliced hard-boiled eggs, red onion, and mushrooms.
  • In a skillet, cook the chopped bacon until crisp. Remove bacon pieces and reserve about 3 tablespoons of bacon fat in the skillet.
  • Over low heat, whisk in the red wine vinegar, honey, Dijon mustard, salt, and pepper into the bacon fat until well combined and heated through.
  • Add the cooked bacon pieces back into the dressing.
  • Pour the warm bacon dressing over the salad and toss gently to combine.

Notes

For a vegetarian option, omit the bacon and substitute with toasted nuts or seeds.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 250kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 14gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 210mgSodium: 550mgPotassium: 620mgFiber: 3gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 468750IUVitamin C: 19.8mgCalcium: 1000mgIron: 0.5mg
Keyword Bacon Dressing, healthy, Spinach Salad, Warm Salad
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