12 Jun Classic Spinach Salad
CLASSIC SPINACH SALAD
A favorite classic spinach salad is made with a warm bacon dressing. Bacon is cooked and used in the salad and the bacon fat in the dressing. I am not saying it doesn’t taste good but, yikes, the saturated fat is crazy high. I prefer to make mine using turkey bacon in the salad and a reduced fat mayo based dressing. Sure, the turkey bacon is a processed meat and not what I would consider “healthy” but it less evil, in my opinion, than using regular bacon that is processed AND high in saturated fat. In the end, it’s all about balance.
Servings 6
Calories 130 kcal
Ingredients
Spinach Salad Dressing
- 1/2 cup reduced fat mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
Salad
- 8 cups baby spinach, packed
- 1½ cups thinly sliced crimini or button mushrooms
- 6 slices turkey bacon, chopped and cooked
- 2 hard boiled eggs, peeled and sliced
- 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
Instructions
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In a medium bowl, add dressing ingredients and stir well. Set aside.
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In a large bowl, add spinach and toss with dressing adding a little at time until lightly coated. Add the remaining ingredients and gently toss a couple times. Serve immediately.
Recipe Notes
Makes 6 Servings
Nutritional analysis is from The Food Processor® Nutrition and Fitness Software by ESHA Research, Inc., version 11.1©, 2016. All nutrition information should be considered approximate.