Taste of Home
Hot Spinach Apple Salad
TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 20 min.
YIELD: 10 servings.
With a light sweet-tangy dressing, the spinach doesn’t wilt and the apples retain their crunch. We serve this salad with homemade bread. —Denise Albers, Freeburg, Illinois
Ingredients
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6 bacon strips, diced
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1/4 cup cider vinegar
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3 tablespoons brown sugar
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9 cups fresh baby spinach
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2 unpeeled large red apples, thinly sliced
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1 medium red onion, chopped (about 3/4 cup)
Directions
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1.
In a large skillet, cook bacon until crisp. Remove to paper towels. Drain, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings.
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2.
In same skillet, combine vinegar, brown sugar and reserved drippings. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Cool slightly.
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3.
Meanwhile, in a serving bowl, combine spinach, apples, onion and bacon. Drizzle with warm dressing; toss to coat. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts
1 serving: 117 calories, 7g fat (2g saturated fat), 11mg cholesterol, 135mg sodium, 11g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 2g fiber), 3g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 vegetable, 1 fat, 1/2 starch.
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