Spinach Salad With Bacon And Croutons

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 slices bacon, cut up
• 2 slices sandwich bread, torn into 1-inch pieces
• kosher salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 5 ounces baby spinach
• 1/2 cucumber, sliced
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons fresh herbs, chopped (such as chives, parsley, and dill)
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees f; toss bacon pieces with bread pieces on a rimmed baking sheet and season with salt and pepper.
• 2 bake until bacon is crisp, about 10 to 12 minutes; let cool.
• 3 in a serving bowl, toss spinach, cucumber, bacon and croutons.
• 4 whisk together dressing ingredients or place in a lidded glass jar and shake to combine.
• 5 drizzle salad with 6 tablespoons of dressing and toss well.