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Strawberry Bacon Spinach Salad

Servings 8 servings
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 8 minutes
Total: 20 minutes
5 from 2 votes
A bed of fresh spinach with strawberries, bacon, candied pecans, and blue cheese, tossed in a lovely, highly flavorful homemade lemon maple dressing.
ByMinShien

Ingredients
 

  • 8-9 oz fresh spinach
  • 16 oz strawberries sliced
  • ½ lbs bacon
  • ½ cup blue cheese or feta
  • 1 cup candied pecans

Lemon Maple Dressing

  • ⅓ cup 100% pure maple syrup
  • ¼ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 clove medium garlic
  • ½ 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, sliced strawberries, and crispy bacon. Drizzle dressing onto salad. (See Note 2)
  • Top with candied pecans and blue cheese.
  • 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: 406kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 18g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 510mg | Potassium: 364mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 2741IU | Vitamin C: 44mg | Calcium: 110mg | Iron: 1mg