Strawberry Bacon Spinach Salad with Lemon Maple Dressing
A bed of fresh spinach topped with strawberries, bacon and slivered almonds, drizzled with a lovely, highly flavorful homemade lemon maple dressing.
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Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 318kcal
Ingredients
- 4-5 oz fresh spinach
- 8 oz strawberries sliced
- 6-8 oz bacon
- 1/2 cup slivered almonds
Lemon Maple Dressing
- 3 tbsp 100% pure maple syrup
- 2 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 clove medium garlic
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
- Cut bacon into 1-inch slices and cook bacon in skillet until crispy. Drain bacon grease.
- Slice strawberries.
- Make the Lemon Maple Dressing by bringing all the ingredients to a bottle and shaking it up.
- Assemble spinach, diced strawberry, crispy bacon and slivered almonds. Drizzle dressing onto salad. (See Note 2)
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
Note 1: To store leftover salad dressing, refrigerate up to 2 weeks.
Note 2: Adjust amount of salad dressing to taste. There may be leftover dressing.
Nutrition
Calories: 318kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 301mg | Potassium: 313mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1788IU | Vitamin C: 30mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 1mg
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