Spinach Salad with Warm Maple Peanut Butter Bacon Dressing recipe

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: smoked paprika

Turkey bacon reduces fat while providing a similar flavor.

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: goat cheese

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Goat cheese offers a tangy flavor with fewer calories.

maple syrup

🥗Healthier: agave nectar

💰Cheaper: honey

Honey is a more affordable sweetener with a similar texture.

peanut butter

🥗Healthier: almond butter

💰Cheaper: sunflower seed butter

Sunflower seed butter is nut-free and budget-friendly.

Chop bacon into one-inch pieces and cook in a skillet until crispy.

Remove bacon from the skillet and place on a plate lined with paper towels to drain fat, reserving most of the bacon fat in the skillet.

Add 4 teaspoons of Mighty Maple peanut butter to the warm bacon fat in the skillet.

Whisk the peanut butter into the bacon fat until it loosens and combines, creating a creamy dressing.

Add red wine vinegar to the skillet and whisk to combine, lifting the flavorful bits from the bottom of the pan.

In a large bowl, combine fresh raw spinach and tart apples (green and red for color).

Drizzle a little bit of the warm dressing over the salad and toss gently to coat.

Top the salad with chopped butter toffee peanuts and crispy bacon.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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