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Warm Maple Bacon Dressing Spinach Salad
The saltiness from the bacon along with the sweetness from apricots and Maple syrup, makes an amazing salad dressing with perfectly balanced flavors.
Servings:
4
Author:
Dimples
Ingredients
6
cups
Baby spinach
rinsed and dried
1
Boiled eggs
wedged
3/4
cup
Radishes
sliced thinly
2
tablespoons
Feta cheese
1/2
tablespoon
Walnuts
chopped
4
oz
mushrooms
Sliced
7
slices
uncured bacon
1/4
cup
bacon grease
3
tablespoons
white balsamic vinegar
2
tablespoons
dried apricots
chopped finely
2
tablespoons
Maple Syrup
2
teaspoons
Dijon mustard
2
teaspoons
fennel bulb
minced
1
teaspoon
lemon grass
minced
1
teaspoon
horseradish
minced
1
tablespoon
hot water
Instructions
Assemble your salad in a bowl.
Heat a large skillet to medium and fry the bacon until crisp. Remove and set aside.
To the grease in the pan, add the fennel bulb, lemon grass, and horseradish; sauté for about 2 minutes.
Add in the dried apricots, Maple Syrup, white balsamic vinegar, Dijon mustard and water.
Whisk until combined and continue cooking for another 2 minutes, then add the bacon back into the pan.
Serve over your salad while it’s still warm.
Notes
Recipe inspired by
Julianne at Keto Cooking Christian