Spinach Salad with Bacon Vinaigrette
Dinner Ideas with Bacon
Warm bacon vinaigrette is the perfect way to jazz up a standard spinach salad. The subtly smokiness of the dressing pairs wonderfully with sweet pears.
Ingredients
Amount / Quantity | Ingredients |
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8 slices | |
2 tablespoons | Onion, minced |
2 teaspoons | Dijon Mustard |
1 teaspoon | Brown Sugar |
1/2 cup | Red Wine Vinegar |
Salt and Pepper to taste | |
2 lbs | Spinach Leaves, washed and roughly chopped |
1/2 cup | Red Onion, thinly sliced |
1 | Pear, thinly sliced |
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Directions
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Cook bacon in large skillet until crisp. Remove bacon with a slotted spoon and reserve for topping salad.
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Reserve 3 tablespoons of bacon fat in skillet, discarding remaining fat. Add onion to skillet and cook until translucent. Remove skillet from heat.
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Whisk in mustard and brown sugar. Slowly whisk in red wine vinegar, then season to taste with salt and pepper.
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In a large bowl, combine spinach, red onion and pear. Top with bacon vinaigrette and reserved bacon.