How to make Spinach Salad with warm bacon dressing/Bacon Dressing/Spinach Salad/Gourmet Salad/Bacon

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: pork belly

Turkey bacon is lower in fat; pork belly is often cheaper.

fresh spinach

🥗Healthier: kale

💰Cheaper: frozen spinach

Kale is more nutrient-dense; frozen spinach is budget-friendly.

Cut 4 slices of thick bacon in half, then cut each half lengthwise into small pieces.

Transfer the bacon pieces into a non-stick skillet.

Turn the flame on medium low and sauté the bacon to render the fat until crispy.

Use a spider strainer to separate the bacon from the bacon grease and set the bacon aside.

Place the washed baby spinach into a large salad bowl.

Use a mandolin on the thinnest setting to slice 1/2 of a red onion into thin slices.

Warm the bacon grease in the skillet on low heat without making it hot.

Add 1/2 cup of granulated sugar to the warm bacon grease and mix until the sugar starts to dissolve.

Add 2 dashes of Worcestershire sauce, a couple dashes of lemon juice, and a couple dashes of red wine vinegar to the dressing and mix well.

Turn the flame on very low to warm the dressing as you mix it.

Pour the warm bacon dressing over the salad and cover the salad with the pan to help wilt the spinach.

After a few minutes, use tongs to mix the salad and serve.

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