Hot Bacon Salad Dressing
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Do you need a healthy side dish that still tastes great? Bacon makes everything better, especially salad!
This hot bacon dressing is a delicious recipe that’s been topping spinach salads in our family for years!
If you like the flavors in this recipe you may also enjoy our Easy Arkansas Green Beans with Bacon.
Hot Bacon Dressing
Bacon flavor permeates every bite of salad making it easier to eat more spinach! The unique flavors make us crave the homemade dressing.
Homemade salad dressing is worth the time and energy when it has bacon in it! We know we need to eat more spinach and this is the perfect dressing for fresh spinach.
This Hot Bacon Salad Dressing recipe is great for a family meal or a potluck. My mom got the recipe from my grandma’s friend many years ago.
Do Farmers Eat the Meat They Raise?
One of the most common questions I’m asked is, “Do you eat the meat from your farm?”
The short answer is, “Of course we do!”
The longer answer is we eat meat from getting our animals butchered as well as buying meat at the grocery store. Bacon is a great example of why the combination of meat sources is so important. I’ve eaten bacon from a variety of local butchers and smokehouses. Smaller local processors don’t usually have the ability to make a pound of thinly sliced hickory smoked bacon, two pounds of thick sliced maple bacon and the variety that we enjoy. I’ve also had the opportunity to tour two very large bacon processing plants in Ohio. There may not be a better aroma than walking by a smokehouse full of pork bellies!
We know that bacon in the grocery stores likely came from a local farmer here in the United States. Both of our parents raise more pigs than our families can eat, so we are supporting our own families when we buy meat at the grocery. We like having all of the options that are offered and we especially like bacon!
How to Make Hot Bacon Dressing
- Wash and trim spinach if necessary. We typically use a salad spinner to clean and spin dry salads. Be sure spinach dries before serving.
- Saute bacon in a skillet until crisp. I love baking bacon or making it in the air fryer, but making it in the skillet is important for thie recipe. Remove strips of bacon and set on a paper towel, crumble and set aside.
- Saute onion in bacon drippings until soft. Stir in vinegars, salt, pepper and sugar.
- In a small dish stir together cornstarch and 2 tablespoons of the beef broth. Add to mixture in the skillet. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until thickened.
- Pour over spinach, toss well. Sprinkle with remaining bacon!
Here are a few more of our favorite recipes with bacon that we hope you enjoy as much as we do!
Printable Hot Bacon Salad Dressing Recipe
Hot Bacon Salad Dressing
Author: JenniferIngredients
- 1 pound fresh spinach we prefer baby spinach
- 1/4 pound bacon
- 1 medium onion diced
- 1/4 cup white vinegar
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- pinch pepper
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1/2 can canned beef broth
Instructions
- Wash and trim spinach if necessary. Allow to dry.
- Saute bacon in skillet until crisp. Drain on paper towel, crumble and set aside.
- Saute onion in bacon drippings until soft. Stir in vinegars, salt, pepper and sugar.
- Blend cornstarch and 2 tablespoons of the broth in a small cup. Add to mixture in the skillet. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until thickened.
- Pour over spinach, toss well. Sprinkle with remaining bacon!
Do you add the rest of the beef broth( the 1/2 can ) ?
If you like a thinner dressing add it to the pan to heat with all the liquids. If you like a thicker dressing just use the 2 T. So it’s up to personal preference.