Spinach Salad with Warm Bacon Honey Mustard Vinaigrette

Spinach Salad with Warm Honey Mustard Vinaigrette is a tasty complete meal with crispy bacon, sweet red onion, earthy mushrooms and hard-boiled eggs all drizzled with a lightly sweetened warm vinaigrette.

Course Salad

Cuisine Southern

Keyword best spinach salad, spinach bacon salad, spinach salad dressing

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings servings

Calories 810kcal

Author Beth Pierce

Ingredients

4 slices bacon
2 cloves garlic finely minced
1/4 cup cider vinegar
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1/4 cup honey
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
1/3 cup olive oil
10 cups baby spinach
3 hard boiled eggs peeled and sliced
1/4 cup thinly sliced red onions
1 cup grape tomatoes sliced
2/3 cup thinly sliced buttons mushrooms 2-3 large
1 cup herb butter croutons

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lay bacon on cookie sheet and place in oven. Bake for 7-8 minutes and flip. Bake for 5-6 additional minutes or until golden brown. Move bacon to paper towels. Pour 1-1 1/2 tablespoons of bacon grease into small saucepan over low heat. Add garlic and cook for 60 seconds. Whisk in cider vinegar, Dijon mustard, honey, sea salt and black pepper. Slowly whisk in olive oil. Cover and turn off heat.
Coarsely chop bacon. In large bowl add baby spinach, eggs, red onions, tomatoes mushrooms, croutons and chopped bacon. Drizzle salad with Warm Bacon Honey Mustard Vinaigrette and toss to coat. Serve immediately.

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