Spinach Salad with Bacon, Walnuts, and Honey-Mustard Vinaigrette

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Total
20 min
Prep / cook
10 / 7 min
Servings
2
Ingredients
7
Per serving
771 kcal
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Spinach Salad with Bacon, Walnuts, and Honey-Mustard Vinaigrette

Ingredients 7

Servings:
Sun dried tomatoes
40 Gram
269.6 1.2g 2.8g 4.8g
Spinach fresh
150 Gram
34.5 4.3g 5.4g 0.0g
Bacon
150 Gram
811.5 55.6g 0.0g 62.7g
Walnuts
50 Gram
131.0 3.0g 2.7g 13.4g
Parmesan cheese
30 Gram
119.4 9.9g 0.0g 8.7g
Cold pressed sunflower oil
20 Gram
176.8 0.0g 0.0g 20.0g
Salt
3 Gram
0.0 0.0g 0.0g 0.0g

Steps 6

Introduction
A perfect balance of savory, sweet, and crunchy textures. This vibrant salad combines tender baby spinach with crispy bacon and toasted walnuts, all brought together by a tangy and rich honey-mustard vinaigrette. Ingredients: For the Salad: 150 g baby spinach leaves 150 g bacon, cut into 1 cm cubes 50 g walnuts 4–5 sun-dried tomatoes, thinly sliced 30 g Parmesan cheese (shaved or grated), for garnish Salt, to taste (for the walnuts) For the Vinaigrette: 1 tsp mustard 1 tsp honey Juice of ½ lemon 2 tbsp cold-pressed sunflower oil 1 tsp soy sauce ½ tsp salt
  1. Prepare the bacon: Place the bacon cubes in a skillet over medium heat and fry for 5–7 minutes, or until golden and crispy. Remove the bacon and drain it on a paper towel. Let it cool.
    150 Gram Bacon
  2. Toast the walnuts: Place the walnuts in a microwave-safe bowl and lightly moisten them with a tiny splash of water. Season with a pinch of salt. Microwave on a combined microwave + grill setting (C-1) for 3.5 minutes. Let them cool.
    50 Gram Walnuts 3 Gram Salt
  3. Make the vinaigrette: In a small bowl, whisk together the mustard, honey, lemon juice, sunflower oil, soy sauce, and salt until the dressing is smooth and emulsified.
    3 Gram Salt
  4. Assemble the salad: In a large bowl, combine the baby spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, cooled bacon, and toasted walnuts. Drizzle the vinaigrette over the top and toss gently to coat.
    150 Gram Bacon 50 Gram Walnuts
  5. Finish and serve: Garnish the salad with shaved or grated Parmesan cheese. Serve immediately.
    30 Gram Parmesan cheese
  6. Bon Appetit!
Igor Gjozinski 5/20/2025 Updated on 4/29/2026 Public
Classification
Category: Salad
Cuisine: Not specified
Difficulty: Easy
Servings: 2
Total Weight: 443g
Time Breakdown
10 min
7 min
3 min
Preparation
10m
Cooking
7m
Resting
3m
Total Time
20m
Nutrition
2
771
Calories
2
37 g
Protein
2
5.5 g
Carbs
2
54.8 g
Fat
Sugar: 1.9 g
Fiber: 2.3 g
Saturated Fat: 15 g
Unsaturated Fat: 28.5 g
Trans Fat: 0 g
Cholesterol: 82.5 mg
Sodium: 640.9 mg
Calcium: 98.8 mg
Iron: 2.8mg
Potassium: 462.6mg
Salt: 0.5g
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