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Hot Spinach Apple Salad

Name: Hot Spinach Apple Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 10 servings.
Ingredients: 6 bacon strips, diced; 1/4 cup cider vinegar; 3 tablespoons brown sugar; 9 cups fresh baby spinach; 2 unpeeled large red apples, thinly sliced; 1 medium red onion, chopped (about 3/4 cup)

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Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Makes

10 servings

Updated: Oct. 12, 2022

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

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Ingredients

6 bacon strips, diced
1/4 cup cider vinegar
3 tablespoons brown sugar
9 cups fresh baby spinach
2 unpeeled large red apples, thinly sliced
1 medium red onion, chopped (about 3/4 cup)

Directions

In a large skillet, cook bacon until crisp. Remove to paper towels. Drain, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings.
In same skillet, combine vinegar, brown sugar and reserved drippings. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Cool slightly.
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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