This Classic Spinach Salad recipe is topped with bacon, red onion, fresh mushrooms & boiled eggs. An easy homemade poppy seed dressing this is the perfect complement. This makes a delicious side or is great with grilled chicken for a complete meal.
I love spinach salad and I always have! My mom used to make it loaded up with goodies like eggs, bacon and mushrooms! It could literally be a meal on it’s own!
This Spinach Salad is topped with an easy homemade Creamy Poppy Seed Dressing recipe. The great thing is that this dressing is a vinaigrette meaning it has no dairy yet it’s still rich and creamy. If you’ve never made your own dressing, it’s something you’ve got to try. It’s really easy and it tastes SO much better than bottled dressing (I could almost drink this Buttermilk Ranch Dressing).
One of the things to keep in mind when making the dressing is that you’ll want to be adding the oil as slowly as you possibly can to allow the mixture to emulsify (or thicken). This is the same technique used when making mayonnaise. This dressing will keep in the fridge for about 3 days but once you try it you’ll be wanting salad for every meal so likely it’ll be long gone before then!
Items You’ll Need For This Recipe
* hand blender * dijon * poppy seeds *
Spinach Salad with Creamy Poppy Seed Dressing
Ingredients
Dressing
- 1 egg room temperature
- ⅓ cup canola oil
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- ⅓ cup cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
- 3 tablespoons honey
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
Salad
- 10 oz spinach
- 6 slices bacon cooked and crumbled
- 4 hard boiled eggs
- ½ red onion hinly sliced
- ½ cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1 cup sliced mushrooms
Instructions
Dressing
- Place egg in a small container with 1 tablespoon of the vinegar. While blending on low (with a blender or hand mixer) pour in olive oil and canola oil as slowly as possible.
- Add in remaining vinegar, mustard, honey, garlic powder and black pepper. Pulse until mixed. Stir in poppy seeds and salt to taste.
Salad
- Combine all remaining ingredients except eggs in a large bowl. Toss with dressing. Add sliced eggs and serve.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Salad, Side Dish
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I wash eggs in dish detergent before cracking them if using them raw.
Not sure if it changes anything but it makes me feel better…….
so yummy! i substituted mayo and just added in the mustard and poppyseeds, salt & pepper & honey…. feeling like a pro! LOL. My salad is very frugal just dressing and i tossed in some fresh strawberries. It was like a dream on this hot summer day.
That is great Tania! So glad you enjoyed it, and are getting to enjoy a hot summer day!
Sounds delicious & healthy, but it isn’t. Waaay too many calories & fat for ‘just’ having a salad. It does however, sound very tasty. I think I’ll pass on this one.
I’ve never had anything with raw eggs. Is that safe? I really want to try it. Looks yummy.
Many dressings contain raw eggs (such as homemade caesar salad dressing). Emulsifying raw eggs with oil makes mayonnaise which is why this dressing has a creamy texture. If you are pregnant you would likely want to avoid raw eggs.
Mayonnaise contains “raw” eggs.
And I do believe salad dressings such as:
Creamy Italian, Ranch, Russian, French & even McDonald’s Big Mac’s “special sauce”.
Your salad looks amazing and the dressing…yum! Beautiful photos!
Thank you April!
this is what I call a salad! I love all those healthy and gourmet ingredients in the dressing. pinning!
Thank you Claudia! Dijon is always so delicious in dressing!
Perfect. I needed a new homemade dressing in my life and this is one I’ll be trying. Love spinach salads!
I love spinach salads too!! Enjoy!
This looks delicious! Love love a good salad and dressing from scratch!
There’s nothing quite like homemade dressing!
I;ve never made poppy seed dressing. Bet it so much better than store bought. The salad looks delicious!
Definitely better than store bought.. and pretty easy too!! :)