You’ll love Joy’s Spinach Salad, with bacon, eggs, mushrooms, water chestnuts, and fresh baby spinach drizzled with a delicious, homemade salad dressing!
The recipe I want to share today is called “Joy’s Spinach Salad”. The salad and the homemade dressing that tops it all of is outstanding and would be a delicious, welcome addition to any dinner table!
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How I Got The Recipe For Joy’s Spinach Salad
Years ago (almost 20), we lived in Central California, where my husband was a Music Pastor in a large church. We were privileged to get to know many wonderful and truly kind-hearted people during our five year ministry there, and always enjoyed getting to share a meal with some of these friends.
My husband and I were fortunate to have dinner one evening with a sweet couple from our church…Marv and Joy. We were served a wonderful dinner, which included an absolutely delicious spinach salad.
Well… I * totally * loved that salad, and decided right then and there that I needed the recipe for all time forward! So I asked Joy for her recipe…and she graciously shared it with me.
Simple Ingredients and Homemade Salad Dressing
The ingredients are simple for the salad… and the homemade salad dressing! Baby spinach leaves, hard boiled egg crumbles, crispy bacon, etc. all pair wonderfully with the delicious homemade salad dressing.
The Salad Dressing For The Spinach Salad
Joy’s Spinach Salad is the only traditional spinach salad recipe I have used ever since then. Joy made her own salad dressing, too (kind of like a French dressing), which is not heated as some spinach salad dressings are. It is delicious!
To this day, I think of them fondly when I prepare this and see her name on that stained 3×5 index card. I accidentally took the picture of the salad before I added the mushrooms and bean sprouts… my bad! (just use your imagination!)
Here’s the homemade Spinach Salad Dressing…ready to go! (I hope you like the bottle label…keepin’ it classy!)
This absolutely delicious spinach salad and salad dressing are very easy to prepare (my favorite kind of recipe!). Give my friend Joy’s recipe a try…I think you will love it! If you enjoy a good spinach salad, be sure to also check out my recipes for Bacon Lover’s Spinach Salad or Spinach, Apple and Goat Cheese Salad. YUM!
Looking For More SALAD Recipes?
You can find all my delicious salad recipes in the Recipe Index, located at the top of the page. A few of our family favorites include:
- Chicken Salad
- Lemon Herb Couscous Salad
- Caprese Salad
- Broccoli Salad
- Berry and Orange Spinach Salad with Citrus Balsamic Vinaigrette
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Recipe Source: Joy Scott
↓↓ PRINTABLE RECIPE BELOW ↓↓
- 2-3 bunches fresh spinach , leaves torn into small pieces (or use equal amount of baby spinach)
- 1 can water chestnuts , drained and chopped
- 3-4 green onions , chopped (both green and white parts)
- 1/2 cup fresh bean sprouts
- 6-8 slices bacon , cooked crisp, then crumbled
- 2 hard boiled eggs , chopped
- 8 white mushrooms , sliced thinly
- 1 cup oil (I use olive, but vegetable or canola work, as well)
- 1/4 cup wine vinegar (red or white-both will work)
- 1/3 cup ketchup
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 medium brown onion , finely chopped
- salt (to taste)
- In a medium bowl, whisk all the salad dressing ingredients together till fully blended. Cover and refrigerate. Remove from refrigerator about 15 minutes before serving, and whisk again.
- Mix all the salad ingredients together (reserving some bacon, egg, and mushrooms for garnish on top so it looks nice).
- When ready to serve, pour the dressing on top (you will not need it all-just put on as much of the dressing as you prefer), and toss to coat. Serve. Enjoy!
The salad dressing is NOT part of the caloric calculation (recipe makes more than you will need for the salad). The calorie count is approximately 43 calories per Tablespoon of salad dressing.
*The leftover dressing is great on any mixed green salad. Store it in a closed bottle or mason jar in the refrigerator. It will keep for quite a while!
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