Description
This spinach salad with bacon features fresh spinach, crispy bacon, boiled eggs, mushrooms, and red onion tossed in a warm bacon dressing. It’s a comforting, savory, and easy salad perfect for lunch or dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 cups fresh spinach
- 6 slices bacon
- 2 hard-boiled eggs
- 1/2 red onion
- 1/2 cup mushrooms
- 2 tbsp bacon fat
- 3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp honey
- Salt and black pepper
Instructions
- Cook bacon until crispy.
- Reserve bacon fat and chop bacon.
- Whisk bacon fat with vinegar, mustard, and honey.
- Season dressing to taste.
- Combine spinach, onion, mushrooms, and eggs.
- Pour warm dressing over salad.
- Toss gently to combine.
- Top with bacon and serve immediately.
Notes
Use fresh spinach for best texture. Always pour dressing while warm. You can add cheese or nuts for extra flavor. Adjust vinegar and honey to balance taste.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 15
- Category: B
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Classic
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 520mg
- Fat: 26g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 18g
- Cholesterol: 160mg