Grandma’s Spinach Salad

Name: Grandma's Spinach Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8 servings.
Cuisine: Europe, German
Ingredients: 1/2 cup sugar; 1/2 cup canola oil; 1/4 cup white vinegar; 1/2 teaspoon celery seed; 10 ounces fresh baby spinach (about 13 cups); 1 small red onion, thinly sliced; 1/2 pound sliced fresh mushrooms; 5 hard-boiled large eggs, sliced; 8 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled

TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 20 min. YIELD: 8 servings.

With all its fresh ingredients, this pretty spinach salad was my grandma’s favorite. Even my little ones like it (but don’t tell them spinach is good for them)! —Shelley Riebel, Armada, Michigan

Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup canola oil
1/4 cup white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon celery seed
10 ounces fresh baby spinach (about 13 cups)
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
1/2 pound sliced fresh mushrooms
5 hard-boiled large eggs, sliced
8 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled

Directions

1. Whisk first 4 ingredients until sugar is dissolved.
2. In a 13x9-in. dish, layer half of each of the following: spinach, onion, mushrooms and eggs. Repeat layers. Drizzle with dressing; top with bacon.

Nutrition Facts

1-1/4 cups: 280 calories, 21g fat (3g saturated fat), 125mg cholesterol, 214mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate (14g sugars, 1g fiber), 9g protein.

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