Spinach and Bacon Salad
 
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I've used baby spinach in the salad that's picture but you can use any size - just tear the leaves into bite size pieces.
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Recipe type: Salad
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
  • 1 to 1.5 pounds of organic spinach, stemmed, washed, and drained
  • ½ pound uncured bacon (reserve fat)
  • 4 hard-cooked eggs, roughly chopped
  • 4 scallions with greens, chopped
  • 1 lemon, juiced (remove seeds)
  • 2 teaspoons mustard (use any kind you like, I prefer a grainy, hearty mustard)
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Tear spinach into bite-sized pieces, place in salad bowl.
  2. Cook bacon until crisp, drain but reserve fat. (I cook the bacon in the microwave just until crisp.)
  3. Chop bacon and crumble over spinach.
  4. Add chopped eggs and scallions.
  5. Pour dressing over salad, toss and serve.
Dressing
  1. Combine mayonnaise, mustard, lemon juice and 4 tablespoons of the bacon fat till blended. Salt and pepper to taste.
Recipe by Angela Atkins at https://yourhealthunbound.com/spinach-and-bacon-salad/