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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