(I made this salad -- sort of -- with my leftovers from Thanksgiving. I had ham. I had spinach. I wanted salad. For the salad, I threw in some carrot sticks, some cucumber, red pepper, onion, tomato, avocado, parmesan cheese (shaved), hard-boiled egg slices, and some strips of ham. The dressing, I adjusted somewhat: I used olive oil, apple cider vinegar combined with a bit of balsamic vinegar (because I ran out of the other), and about an 1/8 of a cup less honey. I used brown mustard, without measuring so slightly more than requested, and sprinkled with freshly ground pepper. AMAZING!)

Spinach Salad with Honey Bacon Dressing

By Hey Jude on March 09, 2003

Photo by mum2vanshancass

102 Reviews

• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Servings: 8-10

About This Recipe

"The best spinach salad I've ever had. Every time I serve this to guests, I get requests for the recipe. I found this in Taste of Home Soups, Salads and Sandwiches."

Ingredients

• 8 cups torn fresh spinach
• 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1/4 cup sliced green onion
• 1 medium Tomato, seeded and chopped
• 1 hard-boiled egg, chopped
• 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese, shredded on large holes of grater
• 7 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/2 cup vinegar
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon yellow mustard or 1 teaspoon spicy brown mustard
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Directions

1. Combine first 6 ingredients with 5 of the cooked, crumbled bacon strips in a large bowl.
2. In a small bowl, whisk together the honey, vinegar, oil, mustard lemon juice and remaining 2 strips of cooked, crumbled bacon.
3. Pour over salad.
4. Serve immediately.