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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
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 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

Instructions

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.