SPINACH SALAD WITH BACON AND CROUTONS

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Want to make your own simple croutons? You know you do. Ordinary sliced bread is torn into pieces and roasted with bacon to make easy croutons. Then the salad is dressed with a creamy buttermilk dressing. From "Real Simple" magazine. You will have leftover dressing for another use.

Provided by threeovens

Categories     Spinach

Time 20m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

4 slices bacon, cut up
2 slices sandwich bread, torn into 1-inch pieces
kosher salt
fresh ground black pepper
5 ounces Baby Spinach
1/2 cucumber, sliced
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons fresh herbs, chopped (such as chives, parsley, and dill)
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F; toss bacon pieces with bread pieces on a rimmed baking sheet and season with salt and pepper.
  • Bake until bacon is crisp, about 10 to 12 minutes; let cool.
  • In a serving bowl, toss spinach, cucumber, bacon and croutons.
  • Whisk together dressing ingredients OR place in a lidded glass jar and shake to combine.
  • Drizzle salad with 6 tablespoons of dressing and toss well.

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