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Holiday Spinach Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing

A festive and stunning salad for your holiday table, this Spinach Salad with Bacon Dressing has roasted delicata squash, pomegranate, and pecans. It's easy to prep ahead and toss together for your special meal.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 140kcal

Ingredients

  • 8 cups baby spinach
  • 2 delicata squash roasted
  • 1 cup pomegranate arils 1 large pomegranate
  • 1/2 cup pecans toasted
  • hot bacon dressing to serve

Instructions

  • Roast your delicata squash. If you don’t know how to cook delicata squash, hop on over to this article for photographed steps and a video.
  • Make your Hot Bacon Dressing. This can be made ahead of time and heated up for your special meal. It’s simple to make — cook the bacon, fry shallots in the bacon fat, and then add the crumbled bacon back in along with some sweetener and vinegar. It’s a very special salad dressing!
  • Assemble the salad by layering spinach, delicata squash, pomegranate, and pecans on a platter or in a salad bowl.
  • Right before serving, toss the salad with the hot bacon dressing. If you have vegetarians at your holiday gathering, serve the dressing on the side and also offer a different dressing, like this Poppyseed Honey Mustard, or even just balsamic vinegar and olive oil.

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Notes

*Nutrition facts do not include the Hot Bacon Dressing.
Make it Vegan: This salad is vegan as written, except for the dressing. Instead of serving this with a hot bacon salad dressing, try serving this salad with my Poppyseed Honey Mustard Dressing, or even toss it in a simple mixture of lemon juice, balsamic vinegar, and olive oil.
Make it a Meal: Instead of serving this as a side dish, make it a special dinner by adding some extra protein. This is great with roasted chicken, hard boiled eggs, or roasted chickpeas.
Mix it up: If you can’t find delicata squash, use chunks of butternut squash or sliced and roasted acorn squash instead. Acorn squash can be roasted in the same method as the delicata squash used here.

Nutrition

Calories: 140kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 38mg | Potassium: 850mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 5815IU | Vitamin C: 33mg | Calcium: 90mg | Iron: 2mg