by Diana Rattray
This easy wilted spinach salad is made with fresh spinach and a warm bacon dressing. The dressing wilts the fresh spinach slightly. Add crumbled bacon, sliced radishes, or sliced hard-boiled egg to this basic salad if you like. A bit of sugar and some ground mustard flavors the dressing, but feel free to leave the sugar out and season it with plain salt and pepper.
PrintWilted Spinach Salad
The dressing for this easy spinach salad is made with bacon drippings, some red onion, and seasonings.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Salads
Ingredients
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- 12 to 16 ounces fresh spinach, cleaned, drained and chopped
- 2 tablespoons bacon drippings
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup minced onion
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
- 2 tablespoons vinegar
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Wash the spinach. Drain well on paper towels and then coarsely chop. Transfer the spinach to a large bowl.
- Heat the bacon drippings in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the minced onion to the bacon drippings and cook for about 2 minutes. Add the flour and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
- Stir the dry mustard and water into the roux and continue cooking until thickened. Stir in the vinegar and sugar, if using. Continue cooking for about 1 minute, stirring constantly. Taste and add salt and pepper.
- Pour the dressing over the spinach and toss to mix.
