Name: Spinach Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing
Ingredients: 6 slices Bar-S bacon, cooked and crumbled; 1/4 tablespoon finely chopped shallots; 1 teaspoon finely chopped Scissortail Farms thyme; 1/2 cup olive oil; 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar; 1 tablespoon Cheatwood’s pure raw honey; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 package Scissortail Farms spinach; 1 cup Miller Pecan Co. pecans, chopped finely; 4 hard-boiled eggs, quartered

Spinach Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing

A warm bacon dressing is the secret to this crowd-pleasing starter. Scissortail Farms spinach is always a good choice for this dish, healthy, fresh, and local. The salad becomes a meal with the addition of Bar-S bacon, a tangy balsamic vinaigrette, Cheatwood’s honey, shallots, halved boiled eggs, Scissortail Farms thyme, and pecans from Miller Pecan Co. Take it over the top with some added J-M Farms mushrooms or sliced red onion.

Author: MIO Coalition

Ingredients

For the dressing:

6 slices Bar-S bacon, cooked and crumbled
1/4 tablespoon finely chopped shallots
1 teaspoon finely chopped Scissortail Farms thyme
1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon Cheatwood’s pure raw honey
1 teaspoon salt

For the salad:

1 package Scissortail Farms spinach
1 cup Miller Pecan Co. pecans, chopped finely
4 hard-boiled eggs, quartered

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Cook bacon, crumble, and set aside.

In a small bowl, create the dressing: whisk together the shallots, thyme, olive oil, balsamic, honey, and salt. Add the bacon crumbles.

Just before serving, warm the dressing in the microwave for about 15 seconds.

Portion the spinach on four plates, arranging the pecans and boiled eggs on top of each.

Drizzle the warmed dressing over each salad and serve.

Find it online: https://www.miocoalition.com/recipes/spinach-salad-with-warm-bacon-dressing/