Printable Recipe: Spinach Bacon Salad with Honey-Bacon Dressing Recipe

Spinach Bacon Salad with Honey-Bacon Dressing Recipe

Spinach salad travels well, making it a good cold picnic food recipe. And if you're looking for a lighter, crisper spinach salad --one you can feel healthy eating-- you'll want to try this one. But if you're looking for "I can't stop eating this or I will die" flavor, this is the best spinach salad you'll ever make. Rich, sweet, tangy, and ultra-flavorful, it's the kind of salad people fight over.

Oh, and did I mention it's covered in bacon? If you like the sound of that, you'll love this salad. Serves 5-6 good eaters.

Ingredients:
8 C. fresh baby spinach
1 C. sliced fresh crimini mushrooms
1/3 C. sliced green onion (white and green parts)
2 lg. hard-boiled eggs, peeled and chopped
1/2 C. shaved (not finely grated) parmesan cheese
8 slices bacon, cooked until crisp and crumbled, divided
1/4 C. honey
1/4 C. apple cider vinegar
3 tbsp. vegetable oil
1 tsp. spicy brown mustard
1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
1 tsp. lemon juice

Instructions: 1. First, assemble the salad. In a large, easy-to-transport salad bowl, combine the spinach, mushrooms, onion, eggs, and parmesan cheese. Add 3/4 of your bacon crumbles.

2. To make your dressing, whisk together the rest of your bacon, the honey, the vinegar, the oil, the mustard, the pepper, and the lemon juice. Place in a second re- sealable container.

3. Right before serving, pour dressing over salad and mix.