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Spinach and Bacon Salad with Lemon Pepper Dill Dressing | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this fantastic high protein #salad is terrific for hot summer days when you don't want to heat up your kitchen. It's hearty, filling & totally satisfying as a main dish meal. #glutenfree #hardboiledeggs #cheese #mushrooms #tomatoes #bacon

Spinach and Bacon Salad with Lemon Pepper Dill Dressing

Teresa Ambra
Fabulous high protein salad that's hearty and filling. This one uses spinach, bacon, tomatoes, cucumber, miniature bell peppers, red onion, cheese cubes, hard-boiled eggs and mushrooms. Includes a homemade Lemon Pepper Dill Dressing. Terrific for hot summer nights when you don't want to heat up your kitchen. Gluten free.
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Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Salads and Salad Dressings, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 540 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 sharp knife to cut vegetables
  • 1 small mixing bowl
  • 1 whisk
  • 1 large skillet to fry bacon
  • 1 large sauce pan with lid to hard-boil egga
  • 1 colander
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons

Ingredients
  

SALAD:

  • 10 oz. bag baby spinach
  • 4 oz. fresh mushrooms sliced
  • 2-3 slices red onion separated into rings
  • 1 cucumber quartered
  • 10.5 oz. container grape tomatoes sliced
  • 6 miniature bell peppers core and pulp removed
  • 8 oz. bag Colby/Monterey Jack cheese cubes
  • 6 oz. bacon cooked and broken into one-inch pieces
  • 6 hard-boiled eggs quartered

LEMON PEPPER DILL DRESSING:

  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup 2% milk cold
  • 1/4 tsp. white pepper
  • 1/4 tsp. granulated garlic
  • 2 1/2 cups mayonnaise or part Miracle Whip
  • 1/4 cup cider vinegar
  • 1/2 tbsp. Lemon pepper seasoning
  • 1 1/2 heaping tbsp. dill weed

Instructions
 

SALAD:

  • Layer ingredients in salad bowl in order listed.
  • Toss before serving.
  • Serve with Lemon Pepper Dill Dressing.

LEMON PEPPER DILL DRESSING:

  • Whisk all ingredients in a bowl.
  • Cover.
  • Refrigerate until ready to serve.
  • Serve with Spinach and Bacon Salad.
  • Makes 3 to 3 ½ cups dressing.

Notes

NOTE: This recipe turns out a lot better using only mayonnaise, but I had run out and had to add some Miracle Whip as well.
 
© Can’t Stay Out of the Kitchen

Nutrition

Calories: 540kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 12gFat: 50gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 22gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 142mgSodium: 566mgPotassium: 394mgFiber: 1gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 2842IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 204mgIron: 2mg
Keyword bacon, cheese, eggs, salad, side dish, spinach, tomatoes
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