I was not in the mood for soup today, but I was in the mood for a salad. My husband had a calendar from work and it had a salad recipe in it, so I decided to change it up a bit, and boy was it good! And so I am sharing my Bacon Berry Winter Salad with you today.

 

 

What Ingredients Do I Need For Bacon Berry Winter Salad?

Here’s a list of ingredients you’ll need to make this salad (scroll down for the full recipe):

 

Salad:

• Bacon or turkey bacon
• Fresh baby spinach
• Romaine lettuce
• Pear
• Crumbled goat cheese
• Fresh raspberries
• Chopped pecans toasted

 

Dressing:

• Balsamic vinegar
• Plain Greek Yogurt
• Strawberry preserves
• Olive or avocado oil
• Dijon mustard
• Garlic clove
• Cinnamon
• Natural salt and black pepper

 

 

How Do I Make Bacon Berry Winter Salad?

Here’s the simple steps you’ll follow to make this salad (scroll down for the full recipe):

 

Salad:

• Cook the bacon according to package directions.
• Once the bacon is cool, cut or crumble into bite size pieces.
• In large salad bowl, combine spinach, lettuce, pear, crumbled cheese, raspberries and pecans.
• Toss with salad spoons.

 

Dressing:

• Whisk together the balsamic vinegar, yogurt, preserves, oil, mustard, garlic and cinnamon.
• Add salt and pepper to your taste.
• If you are serving it right away, add 1/2 of the dressing.
• Use the rest of the dressing as you like; some people like more.

 

 

 

The original salad had pomegranate seeds, but I looked in a couple of different stores and I couldn’t find any pomegranates. So I decided that the raspberries would work well. Yes, they did. You could also use blackberries or blueberries in place of the raspberries.

You could use 8 ounces of bacon, but I like using 4 ounces of bacon. The dressing called for low fat Greek Yogurt, but I use high fat. 

Another thing that I did was use only about 1/8 teaspoon crushed garlic. And the goat cheese I use, is Goat Cheese with cranberries and cinnamon!

 

What are the Advantages of Oven Baked Bacon?

 

• It’s quick and easy.
• You can make more at once.
• It’s the best way to cook bacon evenly.
• It’s hands off in that you can place it in the oven and go do something else.
• No splattering.

 

 

 

Links to More Really Good Salads:

 

Chopped Greek Salad

Honey Mustard Chicken Salad

Southwestern Chicken Salad