Spinach Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing Recipe

Enjoy the warm, comforting flavors of Spinach Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing, a hearty yet fresh culinary delight.

Spinach Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing

Experience comfort with a sophisticated twist in the Spinach Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing, perfect for shaking up your greens routine. Its layers of fresh baby spinach, crispy bacon, and savory accents from mushrooms, onions, and hard-boiled eggs are luxuriously enrobed in a homemade warm bacon dressing. This dish delivers a warm, satisfying embrace of contrasting textures and hearty flavors.

Ingredients

Spinach Salad
4 strips bacon
6 cups baby spinach
1 small onion, sliced (red or white onion)
4 ounces sliced mushrooms
4 hard-boiled eggs

Warm Bacon Dressing

4 tablespoons bacon drippings
3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
2 teaspoons spicy brown mustard
2 tablespoons maple syrup (honey could be substituted)
Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions

Spinach Salad

In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook 4 pieces of bacon. When cooked, remove the bacon to a plate covered with paper towels to drain. Break bacon into small pieces. Pour the bacon fat into a medium bowl.
Boil the eggs to make hard-boiled eggs. See notes below for how I make mine.
In a large bowl, add fresh baby spinach, sliced onions, sliced mushrooms, bacon pieces, and sliced hard-boiled eggs.

Warm Bacon Dressing

In the medium bowl with the bacon drippings, add 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic, 2 teaspoons spicy brown mustard, 2 tablespoons maple syrup, and salt and pepper to taste.
Pour immediately over salad. Serve immediately.

Serving Suggestions:

Beef Tips and Rice
Hasselback Chicken
Blackened Chicken

Tips and Tricks

Cook bacon just before preparing the salad to ensure the bacon drippings are warm for the dressing.
For easy peeling, the Instant Pot 5-5-5 method is recommended: 5 minutes pressure cook, 5 minutes natural release, and 5 minutes in an ice bath.