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Spinach Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing
This spinach salad has bacon, pears, pecans, onion, and blue cheese served with a hot bacon dressing. Perfect as a side or topped with protein for a meal.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 186 kcal
Course:
Salad
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 8 8 cups spinach
- 1 1 pear sliced
- 1/2 1/2 cup pecans toasted
- 1/2 1/2 red onion sliced
- gorgonzola crumbles
- 6 6 strips Bacon chopped and cooked (reserve 3 tablespoons for the dressing below)
For the Hot Bacon Dressing:
- 3 3 tablespoons bacon drippings from cooking the bacon for the salad
- 3 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 2 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/2 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- pinch kosher salt
- pinch ground black pepper
Instructions
- Make the salad. Layer the fresh baby spinach, pear slices, toasted pecans, and red onion slices in a salad bowl or a platter. Top with bacon and blue cheese crumbles.
- Make the dressing. Whisk together the salad dressing ingredients and drizzle over the spinach salad.
- Serve. Toss the salad to coat all of the ingredients with the dressing. Serve.
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Notes
- Variations:
- You may also use bacon vinaigrette recipe in place of the hot bacon dressing recipe listed.
Nutrition Information
Calories
186kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
10g
(3%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
15g
(23%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
7g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
15mg
(5%)
Sodium
183mg
(8%)
Potassium
354mg
(10%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
3771IU
(75%)
Vitamin C
13mg
(14%)
Calcium
52mg
(5%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 186
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 186kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 15mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 183mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 354mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 3771IU | 75% |
| Vitamin C | 13mg | 14% |
| Calcium | 52mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.