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Spinach Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing

on November 5, 2009 · 10 Comments

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My mom used to make spinach salad all the time growing up and she also made her own dressing. That is the best part. Now if you didn’t want to fool with the homemade kind, there are some great brands jarred, or poppy seed dressing works very well in a pinch! I serve it with a cheese toast, if I don’t have one in the freezer, I just add butter and garlic plus my favorite cheese to a french type of loaf!

spinach salad

Spinach Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing

fresh baby spinach, washed
2-4 hard boiled eggs, diced or sliced
3-4 pieces cooked bacon, reserve drippings for dressing below
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cup tomatoes, diced or cherry’s cut in half
1/4 red onion, thinly sliced
1/2 cup fresh sliced mushrooms

Hot Bacon Dressing

  • 1/4 cup bacon drippings/fat
  • 1/2 c. finely chopped onion
  • 2 tbsp. flour
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp. celery seed or salt (omit salt if you use celery salt)
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/3 c. vinegar (or part vinegar and part water)
  • 1-1.5 cups water

Cook bacon until crisp; drain and crumbled. Cook onion in 1/4 cup reserved bacon fat (or use oil in place of fat) until tender.

spinach salad dressing 1

Blend in flour, sugar, celery seed, salt and dash of pepper. Add vinegar and water.

Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. You can use less vinegar and more water for milder dressing.

spinach salad dressing 2

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  1. Sally November 5, 2009 at 8:20 am

    Yummy! I can’t wait to try this!

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  2. Caroline November 5, 2009 at 9:13 am

    Oh my gosh! I completely forgot about this. I think we’ll be eating this soon ๐Ÿ™‚

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  3. MelRae November 5, 2009 at 10:09 am

    Looks great! My husband would love it! And this seems very South Beach diet friendly. Not that I am doing that diet right now, but I do like to find such dishes!

    Reply
  4. Heather November 5, 2009 at 10:11 am

    LOVE this salad dressing! We’ve been eating it at the holidays for years. Super with a bit of blue cheese on the salad also!

    Reply
  5. Tasha November 6, 2009 at 1:37 pm

    This looks so good…gonna try it soon.

    Reply
  6. Amber Roark February 13, 2012 at 12:34 pm

    How would you recommend storing the dressing if I made extra?

    Reply
    • Kelly February 13, 2012 at 1:40 pm

      Honestly, I have never kept it long. You might try to freeze it. I think that might work, but I have never done it. Let me know what you do!

      Reply

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