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a warm spinach salad with crisp bacon, sliced egg, and red onion in a wide horizontal shot, served in a wide shallow bowl on a wood table, natural light, shallow depth of field, landscape orientation

Warm Spinach Bacon Salad

Tender spinach combined with a warm dressing made from bacon, eggs, and crunchy bacon pieces.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 8 cups baby spinach
  • 6 slices bacon chopped
  • 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1/2 red onion thinly sliced
  • 2 hard-boiled eggs sliced

Method
 

  1. Cook the chopped bacon in a skillet until crisp, then remove it and reserve the drippings.
  2. Whisk the vinegar, Dijon, and brown sugar into the warm drippings to make the dressing.
  3. Place the spinach and red onion in a large bowl.
  4. Pour the warm dressing over the spinach and toss until lightly wilted.
  5. Top with the crisp bacon and sliced hard-boiled eggs and serve right away.

Notes

Toss the salad just before serving so the spinach stays bright.