Spinach Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 5

Total Time: 10

Servings: people

This warm spinach salad with warm bacon dressing is the go-to salad I return to again and again, not only because it comes together effortlessly but also because it delivers the perfect balance of comfort and brightness.

Ingredients

6 ounces baby spinach, washed and hard stems removed
4 slices bacon, cut into 1/2 inch strips
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
salt and pepper, to taste

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Instructions

In a small frying pan, fry the bacon until crisp.
Meanwhile, wash the spinach and set it aside.
In a large bowl, mix together the mustard, salt, pepper, and olive oil. When the bacon is done, add half the bacon to the mix, along with 3 tablespoons of the bacon rendering
Add the spinach and mix well, taste and add salt if needed. Add the remaining bacon to the salad and serve.
The spinach leaves need to be well-coated. Add more mustard if needed

Equipment

Notes

I always use bacon with lots of meat and less fat. I enjoy that crunchy bacon meat.
The bacon cooks better over medium heat.
Do use a good Dijon mustard, no substitute here, as the flavor will not be the same if you use the yellow American mustard.
The bacon rendering, how odd it may sound to you, gives this salad an amazing flavor. The spinach is a hardy green, and the rendering mellows it and softens it for better enjoyment.

Nutrition

Giangi's Kitchen provides nutritional information, but these figures should be considered estimates, as a registered dietician does not calculate them.