This crispy, refreshing spinach salad is easy to make with fresh ingredients, tossed with a quick ranch dressing, and is easy to customise with your favourite add-ins!
We took our favourite things to pair with spinach: crisp bacon, egg, parmesan and toasted almonds, and tossed everything together for the perfectly balanced salad bowl.
Lastly, the homemade spinach salad dressing definitely helps to pull everything together.
You can create your ranch dressing from scratch or use your store bought favourite.
This parmesan bacon spinach salad makes for the perfect side-dish for lunch or even dinner when you want to have a light meal at night. This is the best spinach salad recipe with bacon ever and I think you’re going to love it! Served with crusty bread, and your own ranch dressing, this is really a meal on its own, rather than just a salad. Cooking Bacon This salad is perfect on its own for a light lunch alongside a serve of Butter Prawns It’s a great side-dish for any Barbecue or take on any picnic. It can also be a great accompaniment to some nice steak, seafood or roast chicken. Potato salad is a classic option, and it’s one that’s easy to prepare in advance. BLT is a classic, and its name comes from the main ingredients – bacon, lettuce, and tomatoes. A creamy pasta salad is a great option for what to serve with your spinach salad. Macaroni cheese is a rich and creamy dish consisting of macaroni pasta mixed with a cheesy sauce making it a great pairing with this dish. Make your own spinach, feta cheese and bacon salad. Toss a bit of chopped fresh chilli through this salad. For flavour and presentation, different-coloured cherry tomatoes are a really nice addition too. For a slightly flavour variation, substitute the almonds with dried cranberries. Create your own chicken and bacon salad. Substitute the spinach with diced cauliflower florets. If you fancy spicing up your dressing, try it Jamie Oliver style! "These values are automatically calculated and offered for guidance only. Their accuracy is not guaranteed."Spinach Salad Recipe With Bacon
It’s loaded with crispy bacon, lettuce and spinach with a hint of cheese!Ingredients
Spinach salad ingredients:
Spinach salad dressing ingredients:
Instructions
For the spinach salad dressing:
For the spinach salad:
Notes
For this salad, we like to use our oven to cook the bacon. Baking bacon is hands-off and results in crisp bacon slices, perfect for this salad.
Bake bacon slices in a 200℃/400℉ oven until crisp, 12 to 18 minutes.What To Serve With Spinach Salad
Butter Prawns
BBQ Side-dish
Meats
Potato Salad
You can also add your favourite vegetables here, like green beans, tomatoes, cucumber, and carrots.Crunchy BLT Sandwich
So build your BLT sandwich and serve on a plate alongside your salad.
The lettuce and bacon add a bit of crunchiness alongside the spinach salad, while the soft and refreshing tomatoes keep the meal light.Pasta Salad
You can use whole wheat pasta or spiral pasta, and you can also vary the ingredients depending on your own personal preferences.
You could also try adding Julienne cut cherry tomatoes, olives, feta cheese, dried cranberries, and black pepper to your plate.Macaroni Cheese
Maybe add some Julienne cut cherry tomatoes, olives, feta cheese to your plate with a side of hot garlic bread.Spinach Salad Recipes With Bacon
Using the recipe above, you can use these ideas to jazz it up and make this recipe your own. Spinach Salad With Feta Cheese and Bacon
Simply toss through diced feta cheese.Spinach Salad with Chilli
Bacon Salad with Tomatoes
Bacon and Spinach Salad with Cranberries
Chicken and Bacon Salad
For a different flavour and texture, halve the bacon and replace with shredded chicken.Cauliflower and Bacon Salad
Jamie Oliver Style Dressing
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 1
Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 442Total Fat: 37gSaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 22gCholesterol: 242mgSodium: 1371mgCarbohydrates: 8gFibre: 3gSugar: 3gProtein: 21g