Bacon Spinach Salad
This super easy Bacon Spinach Salad is filled with bacon, blue cheese crumbles, onions, tomatoes, hard boiled eggs and topped with a warm bacon dressing!
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Total Time20 minutes mins
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 servings
- 8-9 ounces fresh spinach
- 2 whole roma tomatoes; diced
- 1/2 small red onion
- 2 hard boiled eggs; chopped
- 4 ounces blue cheese crumbles
- 9 slices thick cut bacon; divided for the dressing; crumbled
Warm Bacon Dressing
- 1 Tbsp. oil
- 3 Tbsp. bacon fat
- 1/4 tsp. garlic; minced
- 3 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar
- 1 tsp. dijon mustard
- 1/8 tsp. salt
- 1/8 tsp. black pepper
To make the dressing
Heat a large skillet or frying pan over low-medium heat and cook bacon chunks until cooked and crispy, about 5 minutes. Remove the bacon froom the pan and place on a plate lined with a paper towel.
Pour the warm bacon fat in a medium bowl and whisk in all of the other ingredients including 1/4 cup of bacon chunks. Whisk until all ingredients are well combined.
To assemble salad
To assemble salad, place the spinach leaves in a large salad bowl and sprinkle tomatoes, onions, hard boiled egg pieces, blue cheese crumbles, and bacon chunks on top. Drizzle the warm dressing on top of the salad and serve immediately.