Spinach Salad with bacon, hard-boiled eggs, and red onion has a great combination of flavors and textures, making it delicious and satisfying. Drizzle on Warm Bacon Dressing, which is sweet and savory all at once, for a nutritious salad or main dish.
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This salad right here could easily be one of my love languages. While that might not make sense to some folks, I could eat it every day. This recipe holds the number one spot on my favorite salad list.
Why You’ll Love This Spinach Salad With Hot Bacon Dressing Recipe:
- It’s loaded with fresh, leafy spinach that adds an earthy flavor and crunch.
- Hard-boiled eggs bring a creamy richness and provide a protein source.
- The crispy bacon adds just the right amount of salty, smoky flavor, which pairs perfectly with the sliced red onions.
- Everything is topped with hot bacon dressing in just 5 minutes.
- This salad is great as a side dish and makes a terrific main dish for lunch or dinner.
What You Need To Make This Recipe
- Fresh Spinach
- Hard-Boiled Eggs
- Cooked Bacon – chopped or crumbled
- Red Onion – thinly sliced
- Bacon Drippings
- Red Wine Vinegar
- Dijon Mustard
- Sugar – honey can be substituted
- Kosher Salt and Cracked Black Pepper
Variations And Additions
- Sliced Mushrooms, avocado, or cherry tomatoes
- Cheese-shaved Parmesan, blue cheese, Feta, and smoked Gouda are all great choices.
- Candied Pecans
- Leftover roasted chicken, air fryer salmon, or london broil add heartiness.
Salad Instructions
- Place spinach on a large platter or bowl.
- Arrange egg slices, crumbled bacon, and onion on top of greens.
How To Make The Warm Bacon Dressing
- Cook the bacon in the oven or the air fryer until crispy. Reserve bacon grease.
- Mix vinegar, sugar, salt, pepper, and mustard in a small bowl.
- Heat the bacon dripping in a small saucepan over medium heat.
- When the drippings are warm, slowly pour in the vinegar mixture. Whisk all ingredients together until mixed well.
- Drizzle the warm dressing over the spinach salad.
How To Store Leftover Homemade Bacon Dressing
Any leftover spinach salad dressing can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one week. Warm the dressing in a small pan over low heat in the microwave or stove.
What To Serve With Spinach Salad
Even though this hearty, delicious salad is great on its own, there are many ways to enjoy it. Spinach Salad is a fantastic addition to a buffet for Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, or any holiday! I love serving a big spinach salad with Oven Baked BBQ Chicken, Cajun Garlic Shrimp, Roasted Pork Tenderloin or Crock Pot Chicken Thighs for Sunday Supper or at a dinner party with friends.
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Ingredients
- 4 hard-boiled eggs
- 4 pieces cooked crumbed bacon
- ¼ thinly sliced red onion
- 6 cups fresh, washed and dried baby spinach
Dressing
- 3 tablespoons bacon drippings
- 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- ⅓ teaspoon Dijon mustard
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Salad
- Place spinach on large platter or bowl.
- Arrange egg slices, crumbled bacon and onion on top of greens.
To Make The Dressing
- Cook the bacon in the oven or in the air fryer until crispy. Reserve bacon grease.
- Mix vinegar, sugar, and mustard in a small bowl.
- Heat the bacon dripping in a small saucepan over medium heat. When the drippings are warm, slowly pour in the vinegar mixture. Whisk all ingredients together until mixed well.
- Drizzle with warm dressing and toss.
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Notes
- Sliced Mushrooms, avocado, or cherry tomatoes
- Cheese-shaved Parmesan, blue cheese, Feta, and smoked Gouda are all great choices.
- Candied Pecans
- Leftover roasted chicken, air fryer salmon, or london broil add heartiness.
- Store any leftover dressing in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. To use, warm the dressing in the microwave or on the stove over low heat in a small pan.
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Thank you for leaving a review! So glad you love the recipe! ~Donya
I cooked bacon in the oven and had no drippings so no dressing! 🙁 If I had cooked on stove, there would have been plenty drippings.
It was a hit at a Friendsgiving. Guests wanted the recipe. Where everything was carbs it was a nice break with delicious greens. We added garlic sauce (similar to domino’s pizza garlic sauce) to the dressing.
Boil some water add eggs 2 at a time I use a soup ladle set timer for 10 minutes. Bring back to a boil. When timer goes off turn off heat and set timer to 10 minutes more. When timer goes off drain hot water and add cold water to stop cooking process. You get Perfectly hard boiled eggs.
Hey there Jayne!
Thank you so much for your interest in this recipe! Thank you for sharing this great tip, I cook my hard boiled eggs in a similar way, you get a perfectly cooked egg every time. If you’re a fan of hard boiled eggs, you should check out my Bacon Deviled Egg recipe, it’s super easy to make and it’s outrageously delicious. Thank you so much for your support, if you ever have any questions about a recipe please don’t hesitate to ask!
~Donya
In response to your viewer who asked about hard boiled eggs, I have found that making eggs in my Ninja foodi works beautifully. Place uncooked eggs in inner pot with water and set your pressure time for five (5) minutes. When five minute cycle is complete wait three (3) minutes before releasing steam. Remove from pot when pressure button has gone down and remove eggs to a cold water bath. As soon as you can handle the eggs you may begin to peel them. These pressure cooked eggs peel like magic and their color is perfect.
Oh man, Donya, my hard boiled eggs never look that pretty! Where's the dadgum gray circle around the cooked yolks?