Hot bacon salad dressing - spinach salad

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: pork belly

Turkey bacon reduces fat content while maintaining flavor.

vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: white vinegar

Apple cider vinegar adds a fruity note.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds natural sweetness.

mustard

🥗Healthier: Dijon mustard

💰Cheaper: yellow mustard

Dijon adds a gourmet touch.

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Lay bacon on a jelly-roll pan with a wire rack.

Cook bacon in the oven until crispy and browned.

Chop the cooked bacon for the salad.

In a bowl, combine spinach, grape tomatoes, sliced red onion, and chopped hard-boiled eggs.

Pour out some bacon grease from the pan into a pot, about 2 tablespoons.

Add 2 tablespoons of red wine vinegar to the pot.

Add about 2 teaspoons of sugar to the pot.

Add about 1 teaspoon of Dijon mustard to the pot.

Add a pinch of ground black pepper to the pot.

Stir the mixture until emulsified and uniform.

Pour the dressing over the salad and enjoy.

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