The bacon dressing on this salad is warm and tart. It’s one of the ways that my family likes to eat spinach salad.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 30 mins |
| Total Time: | 45 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 4 slices bacon
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons white sugar
- 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons water
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 pound spinach
- ¼ pound fresh mushrooms, sliced
Instructions
- Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Crumble and set aside. Reserve 2 tablespoons bacon fat.
- Place eggs in a saucepan and cover completely with cold water. Bring water to a boil. Cover, remove from heat, and let eggs stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water, cool, peel and cut in wedges.
- Return 2 tablespoons bacon fat to skillet, stir in sugar, vinegar, water and salt. Keep warm.
- Wash and remove stems from spinach, dry thoroughly and break into pieces in salad bowl. Pour warm dressing over and toss until coated.
- Top salad with mushrooms and bacon, garnish with egg.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 126 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 8 g |
| Cholesterol | 103 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 11 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Sodium | 625 mg |
| Sugars | 3 g |
| Fat | 7 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Even without the bacon, it was delicious.
I made this recipe exactly except for using only 7oz of spinach as I was only serving two. My husband said it needed more egg. I also doubled the dressing as suggested by others. I used olive oil instead of bacon grease for the doubling because I didn’t have enough. We really liked it and I will definitely make it again.
I love spinach salads and this one was a treat. I did double up on the dressing as others had noted it was dry. I also used shiitake mushrooms and a good, thick sliced, smokey bacon. This was a pre meal salad and made a great presentation. There was none left! Will definitely repeat.
based upon others reviews, I increased the amount of dressing. A lot! I used olive oil instead of bacon fat, and a half and half mix of balsamic and cider vinegar. I made about a cup of dressing, for about 12 ounces of spinach. My guests did everything but like the bowl! 🙂 (I also used the precooked bacin from Costco)
Very good salad.
Used the dressing part of it . Loved it. Used spinach, mushrooms, bacon and hard boiled eggs. Great.
Everyone raved when it took this to a dinner party! Made it as per recipe instructed and added cherry tomatoes. Thanks for a five star recipe!
I made this tonight. I followed the recipe almost to the tee… I added raw onion for myself and left it out for my wife. I must say – this is one fantastic salad. Well done.
I’ve always loved this salad. Found I needed 8 slices of bacon to produce the bacon grease needed. Also used 1 Tbs of apple cider vinegar & 1 Tbs of white balsamic. I want to use all of my spinach in my raised bed garden for this salad!
Quite liked this recipe. Had bacon bits so just used 2 tbsp. vegetable oil instead of bacon fat. Quick, easy and tasty! My husband had never had a warm dressing and he really enjoyed it as well. Will definitely make this again!
Great recipe, The dressing is perfectly lovely- I made it with olive oil instead of bacon grease which is much more heart healthy. Tasted great! thank you for the recipe!
Not bad – the salad itself is a great start but the dressing had its flaws. In a nutshell it was too watery, too sweet and lacking any real depth or complexity of flavor. This could be improved by eliminating the water, decreasing the sugar and considering using honey instead, and adding a smidge of Dijon mustard.
Can’t got wrong with spinach bacon and mushrooms
this salad was awesome! the dressing really makes it. i forgot to add the water and it was still great! i also added some grape tomatoes, red onion and some dried cranberries. i will absolutely make this again.
This is a great salad, however, I feel like the dressing was a little bland. It could you a little something extra but not sure what
12-14-11: Both of us thought this was excellent, but it may have caused Ann some problems later.
This was very good but not quite what I expected. I’d like to find a recipe that doesnt have the bacon grease.
Not a fan. I really didn’t like the dressing in this salad. I’m glad I tasted it prior to tossing the spinach in it as it was just too greasy for me. I ended up making an impromptu dressing (mayo, milk, apple cider vinegar, salt & pepper) and it was much lighter and my guests gobbled it up!
Very good. I liked the eggs in it. The dressing was also good. Thanks for posting.
This is so good and so easy. The dressing has just the right balance of sweet, tangy and salty.
I made this with a Easter dinner.. Nobody touched it after the first few bites. I think its the bacon fat thats a turn off.