spinach and scallion salad with hot bacon dressing
You need Spinach and Scallion Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing in your life. Because… Hot Bacon Dressing! I mean, really, do we need to go any further in to reasons? It’s spinach tossed with dressing that’s made in the bacon skillet, with cider vinegar, Dijon mustard, pure maple syrup and just a little bacon fat. Don’t worry, I know it sounds super indulgent, but it’s only 274 calories per serving, low carb, paleo and gluten-free.
Is it bad that so many of the salad recipes here on Healthy Seasonal Recipes have bacon in them?
Spring Salad with Radishes and Yogurt Dill Dressing.
French Bistro Brunch Salad with Poached Egg and Broiled Cherry Tomatoes
Spinach Salad with Bacon and Eggs.
Spinach, Bacon Beets and Maple Ranch.
Broccoli Cheddar Salad with Bacon
Vermont Fall Salad with Cheddar and Bacon
Am I forgetting any???
Probably. What can I say?
I guess I am somewhat of a one trick pony.
But, really, if I think about it, if bacon is the gateway to enjoying massive helpings of vegetables, I am good with being labeled a one trick pony.
Plus HOT BACON DRESSING!!! Swoon. You guys! Check out how easy this is to make.
Hope this little video will inspire you to try yet another salad with bacon. Just realizing that actually I have been meaning to make a recipe like this Red Cabbage Salad with Bacon and Feta too, so I guess there are many more ideas out there still! Here’s the recipe.
Happy Cooking!
~Katie
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Printspinach and scallion salad with hot bacon dressing
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 8 cups 1x
Description
Spinach and Scallion salad with hot bacon dressing and sliced radishes
Ingredients
- 8 cups spinach, torn into bite sized pieces if large, cleaned and spun dry
- 6 to 8 scallions, cleaned and chopped
- 6 slices raw bacon, chopped
- 3 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons coarse Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoon pure maple syrup, dark or amber
- ½ teaspoon salt, or to taste
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 5 radishes, thinly sliced
Instructions
- Place spinach and scallions in a large mixing bowl.
- Cook bacon in a large cast-iron skillet, over medium heat, stirring often, until browned and crispy, 5 to 6 minutes. Remove bacon to a towel lined plate with a slotted spoon. Pour off fat from the skillet and reserve. Return the skillet to medium-high heat and add vinegar. Stir and scrape up any browned bits off the bottom of the skillet. Add mustard, maple ,salt and pepper and remove from the heat. Whisk in 1 tablespoon of the bacon fat. Whisk in olive oil.
- Pour the hot dressing over the spinach and scallions, scraping out all of it with a heat proof spatula. Toss salad. Add radish slices and the cooked bacon and toss again. Divide among 4 plates and serve.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Stove Top
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 cups
- Calories: 274
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 1326 mg
- Fat: 19 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Carbohydrates: 7 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 17 g
Keywords: spinach salad,bacon and spinach salad, low carb spinach salad
Perfect recipe to use the spinach and scallions from my garden. I will double the dressing next time and add mushrooms.
Thank you so much!
I had friends over tonight for dinner and I’m so glad I read my e-mail before they came. I was going to do a spinach salad with strawberries and walnuts and I changed my menu once I read this recipe. I loved the bacon but I love the maple syrup too (from Canada – we use it a lot) Sooo good and I’m going to make it at my next dinner party too. Delsih. Thanks for sharing
one of my favorite salads! For the dressing of course!
Hi Cynthia. Thank you my dear. Have a great night!
Love the simplicity of this salad, nothing beats bacon dressing either 🙂
What a revelation bacon dressing is! Now I want it on kale salad too! Gah, the possibilities!
You can never have too much bacon! This salad looks fantastic!
That’s good, because I think I am starting to feel like I have a problem… Ha ha.And thank you Marye!