Spinach Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing

This spinach salad has bacon, pears, pecans, onion, and blue cheese served with a hot bacon dressing. Perfect as a side or topped with protein for a meal.

📝 Ingredients

• 8 cups spinach
• 1 pear (sliced)
• 1/2 cup pecans (toasted)
• 1/2 red onion (sliced)
• gorgonzola crumbles
• 6 strips bacon (chopped and cooked (reserve 3 tablespoons for the dressing below))
• 3 tablespoons bacon drippings (from cooking the bacon for the salad)
• 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• pinch kosher salt
• pinch ground black pepper

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Make the salad. Layer the fresh baby spinach, pear slices, toasted pecans, and red onion slices in a salad bowl or a platter. Top with bacon and blue cheese crumbles.
2. 2Make the dressing. Whisk together the salad dressing ingredients and drizzle over the spinach salad.
3. 3Serve. Toss the salad to coat all of the ingredients with the dressing. Serve.