Fresh Spinach Salad Recipes: Warm Spinach Salad

Fresh spinach salad recipes are wonderful at any time and so nutritious.

You will find this particular bacon spinach salad recipe easy to prepare and just delicious.

You wouldn’t think that a warm dressing would be appropriate for a salad, but spinach is a stronger tasting green and the warm dressing with the addition of bacon is a perfect match.

Ingredients

• 2 - 10 ounce packages fresh spinach or 2 bunches baby spinach, cleaned and dried
• 2/3 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon tarragon
• 2 tablespoons bacon drippings
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 pound bacon

Method

Variations:

• Add 2 ounces of toasted slivered almonds for crunch and added taste.
• Thinly slivered red onions are pretty in the salad and add an extra bit of zing.

Did You Know?…

This is a great low carb spinach salad recipe for those who are watching their carb count! That makes it a good diabetes diet recipe.

Of course, omit the bacon and bacon drippings to make this salad even healthier.

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