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Apple Bacon Spinach Salad

bacon spinach salad

By //  by Anne Radcliffe 4 Comments

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bacon spinach salad

I can just about guarantee we’re not going to be gifted with an Indian Summer this year; I can smell fall in the air already. The trees have begun to turn colours here and there, and while we had a *SURPRISE* hot couple of days finally, in the evening the temperatures are chilly. School starts next week, and apple season in Ontario begins right shortly. 

Apples are a staple at my house. I’m more of a citrus gal, myself, but my family are hardcore apple fans. Every year we’ll plow through a giant pile of apples. I’ll make apple butter, apple sauce, slice and freeze them for pies, spend weeks dehydrating apple rings for snacks and homemade instant apple-cinnamon oatmeal. And then of course, we’ll consume a second giant pile fresh.

Preferably when they’re straight from the orchard.

Spinach Salad with Apple Bacon and Maple Viniagrette

 One of the most important lessons that I’ve learned as a food blogger is how bacon’s popularity with just about everybody is second only to its versatility. I have paired bacon with some amazing stuff including chocolate, vodka, coffee, and maple syrup. Yes, bacon goes awesome with sweet stuff. Who knew?

Apples and maple syrup? Bacon got ‘dis.

Bacon contains the magic of what the Japanese call umami: the taste of savory. It’s that mouth-watering, rich meaty flavour that stimulates the back of the throat and mouth that makes everybody crazy for more. 

Apple bacon spinach salad

Who says you have to serve a boring, store-bought Greek or garden salad at your end-of-season BBQs?  This fast-prep, lovely little spinach side-salad is topped with crisp tart apples, bacon, mushrooms, and caramelized onions. It’s dressed with a bold sweet-tart apple cider vinegar and maple syrup vinaigrette. It’s a whisper of fall, the fun of summer, and a flavour roundhouse kick to the face. 

 Best of all, it comes together in under 15 minutes. 

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Apple Bacon Spinach Salad

A spinach salad with apple, bacon, caramelized onions, mushrooms, and a maple vinaigrette.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 4 slices bacon
  • 1 small red onion
  • 5-6 mushrooms sliced
  • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 2 crisp apples halved, cored, and thinly sliced
  • 8 cups washed and torn spinach leaves

Instructions

  1. In a medium sized frying pan, cook the bacon until it reaches desired doneness. Remove and drain.
  2. Add onion and mushrooms to the bacon drippings, and cook, stirring frequently, until onions are soft, about 5 minutes.
  3. While onions are cooking, chop the bacon and set aside, and slice apple.
  4. Once onion is done cooking, add the bacon back to the pan, add the maple syrup and apple cider vinegar. Boil it for 1 minute, and remove from heat to cool slightly.
  5. Plate the spinach and apple individually and spoon warm dressing over plates, or serve in a salad bowl, tossed with the dressing. Serve immediately.
 See you in the orchard!

 

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  1. Alison Pentland

    August 27, 2014 at 4:13 pm

    Yum. I’m definitely a savory girl. Thanks for sharing!

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  2. peady

    August 27, 2014 at 7:32 pm

    I’m kind of sad that this sounds so utterly scrumptious and here I am without it in front of me to eat.

    *sniffs*

    I also do not have the ingredients.

    *single tear*

    I will never let this happen again.

    I am making this salad next week when the kids go back to school! What a perfect Fall salad!

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    • Anne @ FoodRetro.com

      August 27, 2014 at 11:25 pm

      Peady I live a 10 minute bike from the grocery store. It makes recipe sites much more hazardous to my wallet 😉

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      • peady

        August 28, 2014 at 8:26 am

        I live very close, too! It’s a definite case for “risk management”. 😉

        I am certain we will be taking an apple picking trip or two this Fall. I like having recipes, like this, that are meals and not always sweets.

        Thank you.

        Reply

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