Classic Spinach Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing Recipe

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: smoked sausage

Turkey bacon reduces fat while maintaining flavor.

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: goat cheese

💰Cheaper: cotage cheese

Goat cheese offers a tangy flavor at a lower cost.

Cook the bacon in a skillet until crispy, then remove and set aside, leaving the bacon fat in the skillet.

Finely dice the shallot and add it to the bacon fat, cooking until translucent.

In a bowl, mix brown sugar and Dijon mustard, adding a bit of apple cider vinegar to rinse the bowl.

Whisk the brown sugar and mustard mixture together and let it sit.

Measure out about 3 tablespoons of bacon fat and add it to the dressing mixture.

Add the shallots to the dressing and whisk until combined.

Add the cooked bacon, mushrooms (sliced), and spinach to the skillet with the dressing, mixing well to coat everything.

Adjust seasoning with black pepper and celery salt if desired.

Slice the hard-boiled eggs and place them on top of the salad before serving.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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