This simple spinach salad is easily dressed with mayo, salt, and pepper then topped with bacon and eggs. It’s great for lunch or as a side for dinner, plus it’s made from simple ingredients that many of us always have on hand. Spinach is the perfect base for this meal and is packed with much-needed magnesium and potassium.

You can crisp the strips of bacon and boil the eggs ahead of time to have this salad as an easy lunch option. It’s also easy to pack for lunch, just bring the mayonnaise in a separate container. This salad is one of my all-time favorite easy options.

Yields 4 servings of Easy Spinach and Bacon Salad

The Preparation

8 ounces spinach
4 large hard-boiled egg
6 ounces bacon
1/2 medium red onion, sliced thin
1/2 cup mayonnaise
salt and pepper, to taste

The Execution

1. Cook the bacon in a pan over medium heat until rendered and crispy. Once cooked, chop into pieces and set aside.

2. Slice the hard-boiled eggs and rinse the spinach if desired.

3. In a large bowl, combine the spinach, mayonnaise, and remaining bacon fat. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

4. Add the bacon, red onion, and sliced eggs into the salad and toss together. Serve immediately.

This makes a total of 4 servings of Easy Spinach and Bacon Salad. Each serving comes out to be 519 calories, 47.3g fats, 2.9g net carbs, and 22.4g protein.

NUTRITION	CALORIES	FAT	CARBS	FIBER	NET CARBS	PROTEIN
8 ounce spinach	52	0.6	8.5	5.4	3.1	6.7
4 large hard-boiled egg	310	21.2	2.2	0	2.2	25.2
6 ounce bacon	907	79.4	0	0	0	45.4
1/2 medium red onion	21	0.1	4.8	0.7	4.1	0.6
1/2 cup mayonnaise	748	82.3	0.6	0	0.6	1.1
— salt and pepper	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	2037	183.6	16.1	6.1	10	79
Per Serving (/4)	509	45.9	4	1.5	2.5	19.7