Spinach Salad With Bacon

Spinach Salad with Bacon is a simple recipe that’s made with baby spinach, turkey bacon, hard boiled eggs, tomatoes, onion and gorgonzola cheese all tossed in an amazing buttermilk dressing. 

This bacon spinach salad is a really easy salad to pull together. Serve it with chicken or fish, or enjoy it as a light lunch.  

Here’s the short-list of ingredients you’ll need to make this tasty spinach bacon salad with. It has a really great combo of flavors and the rich and creamy buttermilk dressing really makes this salad special. 

Spinach Salad With Bacon Recipe Ingredients

• Baby Spinach. We use baby spinach for this salad.
• Turkey Bacon.  We like to use uncured turkey bacon rather than pork bacon. If you fry it in 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil, it’ll get nice and crispy like pork bacon.
• Hard boiled Eggs.  Adding hard boiled eggs to this salad makes it more filling and enjoyable!
• Tomatoes. We use Roma tomatoes for this salad, but you can use cherry tomatoes if you like.
• Gorgonzola Cheese.  Gorgonzola cheese is an Italian blue cheese that has a mild flavor. I’m not a huge blue cheese fan, but I do like Gorgonzola on my salads. 
• Buttermilk Dressing.  We use a delicious buttermilk dressing to serve with this salad. It’s SO good!!

Find printable recipe with the measurements below.

Variations

• Cheese. Use Feta or cheddar instead of gorgonzola cheese.
• Croutons. Add our homemade croutons or Parmesan croutons to this salad to make it extra special (and crunchy). 
• Chicken. Add grilled chicken, poached chicken or rotisserie chicken if you want to add some protein to the mix.
• Salad Dressing. Instead of using our buttermilk dressing, try our Homemade Ranch Dressing, Everyday Creamy Dressing, Blue Cheese Dressing, Dijon Mustard Vinaigrette, Thousand Island Dressing, or Blue Cheese Ranch Dressing. Or try any of our other salad dressing recipes. 

 How To Make The Best Bacon Spinach Salad

This spinach salad with bacon comes together in about 20 minutes. It plates beautifully and it tastes amazing!!

• Make Dressing. Add the ingredients to a wide mouth mason jar and use an immersion blender (stick blender) to blend the ingredients. You can also add everything to a mason jar, seal the lid and shake vigorously to blend the ingredients. Or simply add the ingredients to a bowl and whisk them together. Refrigerate until you’re ready to serve.
• Cook Bacon. Cook the turkey bacon in a little olive oil until its crispy and can be crumbled into the salad.
• Boil Hard boiled Eggs. Boil the eggs and then peel and chop them to add to the salad.
• Toss Salad. Add the spinach, chopped hard boiled eggs, crumbled bacon, chopped tomatoes and onions to a bowl. Drizzle the dressing over the salad ingredients and toss again. Add gorgonzola cheese and toss again.
• Season. Season with salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste.

How To Cook Turkey Bacon

1. Heat 3-4 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil in a skillet over medium high heat and add 4 slices to the pan at a time.
2. Cook 1-2 minutes on each side, turning once or twice until browned on both sides and transfer to a plate lined with paper towels.
3. As the bacon cools, it will become more crispy so you’ll be able to crumble the pieces into the salad.  sala

How To Cook Hard boiled Eggs

• Fill a large pot with cool water and add eggs.  The water should cover them by an inch or more.
• Boil eggs for 8-10 minutes. Remove pot from heat.
• Drain the pot and refill with cold water.  Let eggs sit in cold water for another 2-3 minute before removing the outer shell.

Tips For Making The Best Spinach Bacon Salad

• When making this Spinach Bacon Salad, we always start off by making the buttermilk dressing first so it can chill in the refrigerator while we prepare the rest of the ingredients.
• Next we’ll cook the hard boiled eggs and while they’re cooking we’ll fry the turkey bacon in some olive oil. After the dressing, eggs and bacon are ready, there’s not much left to do but slice the tomatoes and chop the onion, then assemble and plate the salad.
• Make sure to cook the turkey bacon until it’s on the crispy side.
• Store the salad and dressing separately in the refrigerator until you’re ready to serve. 
• The salad keeps in the refrigerator best for 2-3 days if it has not been tossed with dressing.  If you toss the salad with dressing, leftovers in the refrigerator will only be appetizing for about 1 day.

Why We Love This Bacon Spinach Salad

More Salad Recipes

• Lemon Kale Salad
• Spring Mix Salad
• Romaine Salad
• Kale Caesar Salad 
• Lemon Arugula Salad
• Simple Kale Salad
• Italian Chopped Salad

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Yield: 4 servings

Spinach Salad With Bacon

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Spinach Salad with Bacon is a simple recipe that's made with baby spinach, turkey bacon, hard boiled eggs, tomatoes, onion and gorgonzola cheese all tossed in an amazing buttermilk dressing. 

Ingredients

• 4 cups baby spinach
• 8 strips of uncured turkey bacon, crumbled
• 4 hard boiled eggs, chopped
• 4 Roma tomatoes, cut into quarters
• 1/4 cup red onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup Gorgonzola cheese

For the Buttermilk Dressing

• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/4 teaspoon white pepp

Instructions

For The Buttermilk Dressing

1. Add the mayonnaise, milk, buttermilk, sour cream, apple cider vinegar, Parmesan cheese, garlic salt and pepper to a blender and blend until smooth and creamy.  You can also add the ingredients to a wide-mouth mason jar and use a stick blender (immersion blender) to blend the dressing.
2. You can also whisk the ingredients together in a bowl using a wire whisk, wooden spoon or a fork if you don't want to use a blender.
3. Refrigerate up to 1 hour before serving so the dressing is nice and chilled and the flavors have a chance to blend together.
4. Store the dressing in a mason jar or an airtight container in the refrigerator. If properly stored, the dressing should last up to 5 days.

For The Turkey Bacon

1. Heat 3-4 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil in a skillet over medium high heat and add 4 slices to the pan at a time.
2. Cook 1-2 minutes on each side, turning once or twice until browned on both sides and transfer to a plate lined with paper towels.
3. As the bacon cools, it will become more crispy so you'll be able to crumble the pieces into the salad. 

For The Hard boiled Eggs

1. Fill a large pot with cool water and add eggs. The water should cover them by an inch or more.
2. Boil eggs for 8-10 minutes. Remove pot from heat.
3. Drain the pot and refill with cold water.  Let eggs sit in cold water for another 2-3 minute before removing the outer shell.

Assemble Salad

1. Toss the spinach, crumbled bacon, chopped hard boiled eggs, onion and gorgonzola cheese to a large bowl and toss.
2. Drizzle the dressing over the salad and toss again.
3. Season with freshly ground black pepper.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 487Total Fat: 41gSaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 26gCholesterol: 254mgSodium: 1138mgCarbohydrates: 10gFiber: 2gSugar: 6gProtein: 20g

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