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Bacon spinach salad severed on a white plate with ponzu vinaigrette being picked up with a fork.
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Japanese Bacon Spinach Salad

Japanese Spinach Salad, also known as spinach bacon salad, is a delightful Asian-inspired side dish bursting with flavor. Enjoy the savory goodness of bacon combined with wilted spinach and buttery ponzu sauce.
Course Appetizer, Salad
Cuisine Asian Fusion, Japanese
Keyword Japanese spinach salad, spinach bacon salad
Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 2
Calories 164kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 Cup Spinach Leaves
  • 1/4 Cup Onions
  • 1/4 Cup Mushrooms
  • 2-3 Slices Bacon
  • 1 tbsp Butter
  • 2 tbsp Ponzu
  • 1 tsp Sweetener your preferred sweetener

Instructions

  • Gather all the ingredients.
    Ingredients prepared for Japanese spinach bacon salad recipe.
  • Wash spinach, dry, and place in a mixing bowl.
    Washed spinach in a mixing bowl.
  • Slice onions and mushrooms.
    Sliced onions and mushroom on a cutting board.
  • Prepare the dressing by mixing ponzu with the sweetener of choice.
    Ponzu with sweetener in a mixing bowl.
  • Chop bacon into bacon pieces and add to a frying pan. Cook on medium heat for 2-4 minutes until bacon is done to liking (we recommend crispy for this recipe). Once done, lay a paper towel down onto a holding plate (to soak up excess oil).
    Bacon chopped being cooked in a frying pan.
  • Add sliced onions into the same frying pan without washing and cook for 1 minute on medium heat. Add in sliced mushrooms and cook for another 1-2 minutes until desired tenderness. Add butter and cook until melted.
    Sliced onions and mushrooms being cooked in a frying pan.
  • Transfer the cooked bacon, onions, and mushrooms into a bowl with spinach,making sure to keep the liquid in the frying pan. Mix all ingredients well and transfer to a serving plate.
    Spinach mixed with bacon, mushrooms and onions.
  • Pour reserve liquid from the frying pan into ponzu mix, mix well and drizzle ponzu vinaigrette dressing on top.
    Spinach mixed with bacon, mushrooms and onions with ponzu vinaigrette.

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Nutrition

Calories: 164kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 556mg | Potassium: 280mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 2997IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 1mg