Spinach Salad with Bacon Almonds and Oranges

This Spinach Salad has a bed of spinach leaves and green leaf lettuce covered in bacon, almonds and oranges. The creamy poppy seed dressing completes it perfectly!

I was looking for a fun way to change up my favorite salad, and this Spinach Salad was the winning way. It’s a bed of spinach and green leaf lettuce with bacon, sliced almonds, mandarin oranges and a little mozzarella cheese. It is absolutely delish! 🙂

 The sliced almonds give this salad a nice crunch, and the bacon and oranges give it a great salty/sweet flavor! The creamy poppy seed dressing just completes it perfectly. I love how I can make this all year round. It’s a perfect salad to serve with a holiday meal, or on a hot summer day for lunch.

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Spinach Salad with Bacon, Almonds and Oranges

A bed of spinach and green leaf lettuce with bacon, almonds and oranges. Serve with creamy poppy seed dressing.

Author Holly

Ingredients

• 1 head green leaf lettuce
• 3 cups baby spinach leaves
• 2 cups mandarin oranges
• 8 slices cooked bacon chopped
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds
• 1 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese
• 1 bottle Creamy Poppy Seed dressing

Instructions

• Rinse green leaf lettuce in water. Pat dry with paper towels then chop into pieces. Divide lettuce and spinach leaves among 4 plates or bowls.
• Top each salad with mandarin oranges, chopped bacon, almonds and cheese. Drizzle with desired amount of creamy poppy seed dressing. Enjoy!

Notes

You can make this salad 1 day in advance. Combine all of the ingredients, except the oranges and dressing, into a large bowl. Cover and chill in fridge until ready to eat. When ready to serve, add the oranges and toss with dressing.