Spinach Salad with Warm Bacon Vinaigrette
This spinach salad is topped with crispy bacon and a warm vinaigrette made from the bacon drippings. It's a delicious and hearty salad that can be served as a side dish or main course.
Ingredients - Serves 4
- Salt and pepper - To taste
- Dijon mustard - 1 teaspoon
- Sugar - 1 teaspoon
- Red wine vinegar - 3 tablespoons
- Eggs - 4, hard-boiled and sliced
- Mushrooms - 1 cup, sliced
- Red onion - 1 small, thinly sliced
- Bacon - 6 slices
- Spinach - 8 cups, fresh
Let's Get Started
- Cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crispy. Remove the bacon from the skillet and set aside.
- In the same skillet, add the red onion and mushrooms and cook until softened.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the red wine vinegar, sugar, Dijon mustard, salt, and pepper.
- Slowly whisk in the bacon drippings from the skillet until the vinaigrette is emulsified.
- Place the spinach in a large bowl and top with the cooked onions, mushrooms, and sliced eggs.
- Crumble the cooked bacon over the top of the salad.
- Drizzle the warm vinaigrette over the salad and toss to combine.
Dietary Info
- Dish Type: Salad
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Calories: 250
- Fat: 15g
- Carbs: 10g
- Protein: 12g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Sugar: 3g
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