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pouring hot bacon dressing on Hot Bacon & Mustard Spinach Salad

Spinach Salad with Hot Bacon-Honey Mustard Dressing


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  • Author: Heather Bilyeu
  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 6-8
  • Diet: Gluten Free

Description

This easy Southern spinach salad is a flavorful favorite that’s perfect for dinner. Made with sweet caramelized onions, hard-boiled eggs, and plenty of crispy bacon, it gets its bold, unforgettable flavor from a hot bacon honey mustard dressing made from the reserved bacon grease. Poured straight from the skillet onto the salad while it’s still warm, and the dressing is the star of the show! It’s a longtime personal favorite and a Fueling a Southern Soul crowd-pleaser for good reason!


Ingredients

Scale

Salad

  • 10 Ounce Bag of Spinach
  • 1/2 Pound of Bacon
  • 1 Red Onion + 2 Tablespoons of Butter or Olive Oil
  • 5 Hard-Boiled Eggs

Dressing

  • Reserved Bacon Grease (at least 1/3 Cup)
  • 2 Tablespoons Red Wine Vinegar
  • 1 Tablespoon Sugar or Honey
  • 2 Tablespoons Dijon Mustard
  • Salt & Pepper


Instructions

For the Salad

  1. In a skillet over medium-low heat, add 2 tablespoons of butter or olive oil to the pan. Thinly slice 1 red onion and add to the pan. Saute for 20 minutes to slowly caramelize the onion.
  2. While the onion is cooking, place another skillet on the stove over medium heat. Cut bacon into bits using kitchen shears directly into the skillet. Cook for about 10 minutes until the bacon bits are nice and crispy. Cook bacon until crispy. With a slotted spoon, spoon out the bacon when finished cooking and place it on a plate lined with paper towels to cool. Keep the bacon grease in the skillet for the dressing!
  3. Cook and prep hard-boiled eggs whichever way you prefer (this can also be done ahead of time and kept in the fridge until needed). 

For  the Dressing

  1. Using the reserved bacon grease from the bacon bits in the skillet, place it back on the stove over medium-low heat. Add in the rest of the dressing ingredients and whisk to thoroughly combine and hot. Add in a pinch of salt and freshly cracked black pepper.

To Assemble

  1. Add the spinach to a large bowl or dish.
  2. Add in the cooked bacon bits, caramelized onions, and hard-boiled eggs that have been diced.
  3. Once the dressing is hot and finished, pour it over the salad.
  4. Using a pair of tongs, toss to combine.
  5. Season with freshly cracked black pepper and serve immediately while warm.
  6. Enjoy!

Notes

  • This is best served immediately while still hot and warm. This does not keep well for leftovers.
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Category: Salad
  • Method: Cooking
  • Cuisine: Salad

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 scoop
  • Calories: 334
  • Sugar: 4.4 g
  • Sodium: 317.1 mg
  • Fat: 27.1 g
  • Carbohydrates: 6.5 g
  • Fiber: 1 g
  • Protein: 15.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 341.4 mg
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