Easy Spinach Salad with Bacon, Eggs and Tomatoes
My friend, Jeanne, brought over a huge bowl of her Easy Spinach Salad with Bacon, Eggs, and Tomatoes. A blast from the ’70s but with a simple spinach salad dressing plus the addition of grape tomatoes and fresh mozzarella to give it a modern twist.
I love this as a post-Easter Recipe when hard-boiled eggs are aplenty!
Easy Spinach Salad with Bacon, Eggs and Tomatoes
Since today is Easter Sunday, you may not have all the ingredients to add this spinach salad with bacon to your holiday menu. But save some of those extra hard-boiled eggs and make it this coming week. My first ever spinach salad was at Hickory Park, a restaurant that’s still going strong 40+ years after opening in my hometown of Ames, Iowa.
Their classic spinach salad recipe, as I recall, started with a base of spinach plus hard-boiled eggs, bacon bits, onions, raw mushrooms and was drizzled with a hot bacon dressing. I love bacon but was never enamored with this dressing nor the raw mushrooms. Jeanne’s fresher, contemporary recipe really hit the spot! It’s also a perfect post-Easter Recipe!
Spinach Salad Dressing
Made with a package of Good Seasons Italian Salad Dressing, using red wine vinegar to mix, was a super simple way to get this salad on the table. I now have a stash in my pantry for those busy weeknights.
I made a quick vinaigrette as an alternative, and Bill, known as the picky hubby, pulled a bottle of Ranch from the fridge for his spinach salad dressing. I whisked together some red wine vinegar, Dijon and garlic. I added some sugar, too, which worked well with this combination of ingredients. Such an easy spinach salad that makes a delicious side dish for so many meals!
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Easy Spinach Salad with Bacon, Eggs and Tomatoes
This Easy Spinach Salad with Bacon, Eggs and Tomatoes is a blast from the '70's but with a simple spinach salad dressing plus the addition of grape tomatoes and fresh mozzarella to give it a modern twist.
Ingredients
Salad:
- 5-ounce package baby spinach
- 1/2 small red onion, very thinly sliced, and cooked in bacon fat until softened*
- 6 slices meaty bacon, cooked and chopped
- 10 ounces grape tomatoes, cut in half (you may not need the whole container)
- 4 hard boiled eggs, cut in half or quarters
- 6 ounces fresh mozzarella, shredded
Salad Dressing:
- 1/4 cup red wine or champagne vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 3/4 cup olive oil
Instructions
Make salad dressing, but whisking together vinegar, mustard, garlic, sugar and salt and pepper. Drizzle in olive oil while whisking constantly. Set aside.
Place spinach in large bowl.
Top with hard boiled eggs, chopped center cut bacon, sautéed red onion, tomatoes and mozzarella. Drizzle with salad dressing.
Notes
As an alternative salad dressing, buy a packet of Good Season's Italian Dressing and follow the directions on the package, using red wine vinegar.
Save extra salad dressing for another salad.
*The bacon fat will congeal when the onions are refrigerated. You may want to keep them separate and bring to room temperature before adding to the salad and serving.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 703Total Fat: 62gSaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 44gCholesterol: 232mgSodium: 785mgCarbohydrates: 12gFiber: 2gSugar: 6gProtein: 24g
