How to Make Bacon Spinach Salad | HilahCooking

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: smoked paprika

Turkey bacon reduces fat while maintaining flavor.

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: goat cheese

💰Cheaper: cotage cheese

Goat cheese offers a tangy flavor with fewer calories.

balsamic vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: red wine vinegar

Apple cider vinegar is lighter and often less expensive.

hard-boiled eggs

🥗Healthier: poached eggs

💰Cheaper: scrambled eggs

Poached eggs add a rich texture with less fuss.

Dice bacon and crisp it up over medium heat for about 10 minutes, stirring frequently.

Add diced onion to the bacon fat and sauté for about 5 minutes until soft.

Add chopped broccoli and cook until bright green, ensuring it remains crunchy.

If there's little bacon fat, add a bit of olive oil.

Lower the heat and add maple syrup and cherry wine vinegar, mixing until dissolved and scraping up bacon bits.

Pour the dressing over fresh spinach and toss to wilt the spinach slightly.

Season with black pepper and add crispy bacon bits on top.

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