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    Home > Salads & Dressings > Crunchy Spinach Salad With Bacon

    Crunchy Spinach Salad With Bacon

    Published: Dec 28, 2018 · Modified: Oct 15, 2022 by Lea Ann Brown · This post may contain affiliate links

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    Crunchy spinach salad with

    This is a recipe for Crunchy Spinach Salad with Bacon. Beautiful leaves of fresh spinach are topped with water chestnuts, bean sprouts, hard boiled eggs and onion. Then drizzled with the best dressing for spinach salad. Let’s take a look.

    Spinach salad garnished with sliced hardboiled eggs and bacon
    Spinach Salad with Bacon and Eggs

    It was 9:00 a.m. on the Monday after the long Thanksgiving weekend that I found myself at Whole Foods salad bar, filling one of their cardboard containers with greens, veggies and an array of healthy toppings. For breakfast!

    I’m feeling that same craving for greens following this Christmas’ splurge. Indulgent Holiday eating, in all of its carb filled glory, always finds me longing for a good healthy salad. Call if what you will, clean eating, detox … I call it sanity.

    Oh sure, many times over the years, I’ve consciously made the decision to include a big healthy salad on my holiday buffet. One year after proudly announcing “I’m not going to eat all of that crap,” I included a big healthy green salad amidst the array of chicken wings and Queso dip for a Super Bowl party. No one ate it – not even me.

    Crunchy spinach salad with bacon and wooden salad hands.
    Spinach Salad with Bacon

    This year’s Christmas menu grocery list included items for this spinach salad with bacon. I wasn’t so sure it would be a finalist for my holiday dinner, but I knew I’d have the ingredients on hand when that “greens” craving hit. And it would keep me away from the Whole Foods salad $$$ bar.

    If you’re a regular reader here, you’ve seen me describe a few recipes over the past few months as “I’ve had this recipe forever.” I’ve been going through my database and enjoying recipes that I collected some 20 to 30 years ago. This is one of those. Plus I was poking around for spinach salad ideas. My King Soopers has had some beautiful little bunches of spinach lately.

    Best dressing for spinach salad with bacon

    Best Dressing for Spinach Salad

    Mature spinach from the produce department has a stronger flavor than the baby spinach you find in the clamshells in the pre-packaged section at the grocery store. Mature spinach hold up better to a thick deep flavored dressing. You’ll find most spinach salad recipes sprinkled with salty bacon. A lovely compliment to this combination is a sweet and tangy dressing.

    This recipe mimics a well flavored Russian style dressing. With brown sugar, vinegar, ketchup and Worcestershire sauce, it’s a lively addition to the ingredients in this recipe.

    Recipe for Crunchy Spinach Salad With Bacon

    I hope you give this Spinach Salad with Bacon a try, and if you do, please come back and give the recipe a star rating and please leave a comment about your experience with the recipe.

    And if you have a favorite spinach salad recipe, please let me know, I’d love to give it a try. I’m always looking for spinach salad ideas.

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    Crunchy spinach salad with bacon and wooden salad hands.

    Crunchy Spinach Salad with Bacon

    Cook Time: prep/total time: 15 min. Servings: 8 servings Source: tasteofhome.com
    5 from 4 votes
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    Course: Salads, Salad Dressings and Vinaigrettes
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Cook Time: 15 minutes
    Total Time: 35 minutes
    Servings: 6
    Calories: 481kcal
    Author: Lea Ann Brown

    Ingredients

    • 2 quarts fresh torn spinach
    • 1 can 16 ounces bean sprouts
    • 1 can 8 ounces sliced water chestnuts, drained
    • 4 hard-boiled large eggs chopped
    • 6 bacon strips cooked and crumbled
    • 1 small onion thinly sliced
    • DRESSING:
    • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
    • 1/2 cup canola oil
    • 1/3 cup vinegar
    • 1/3 cup ketchup
    • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
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    Instructions

    • In a large bowl, combine spinach, bean sprouts, water chestnuts, eggs, bacon and onion. In a bottle or jar, combine all dressing ingredients. Cover and shake well to mix. Just before serving, pour dressing over salad and toss.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 481kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 139mg | Sodium: 591mg | Potassium: 1962mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 29822IU | Vitamin C: 91mg | Calcium: 354mg | Iron: 9mg
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    Comments

    1. Helene says

      January 02, 2019 at 6:08 am

      5 stars
      Can’t wait to try your salad one of these days. I have been craving this kind of food for lunch lately.

      Reply
      • Lea Ann Brown says

        January 08, 2019 at 5:49 am

        Thanks Helene. And thanks for stopping in.

        Reply
    2. Liz says

      December 31, 2018 at 7:53 am

      5 stars
      Bill will love this! And your dressing sounds terrific!! Happy New Year!!

      Reply
      • Lea Ann Brown says

        January 08, 2019 at 5:49 am

        Thanks Liz. And Happy New Year to you and your family.

        Reply
    3. Aysegul Sanford says

      December 29, 2018 at 4:44 pm

      5 stars
      Such a great salad recipe. Perfect for anytime of the year.

      Reply
      • Lea Ann Brown says

        January 08, 2019 at 5:51 am

        Thanks so much Aysegul. And thanks for stopping in.

        Reply
    4. Larry says

      December 29, 2018 at 5:30 am

      Very nice presentation Chef

      Reply
    5. KalynsKitchen says

      December 28, 2018 at 4:44 pm

      I love spinach salad and this sounds good. Thanks for the shout-out!

      Reply

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