Spinach Salad – a Costco Copycat Recipe!

This Spinach Salad recipe is a classic that’s great served year-round. It’s so versatile, and I like to load mine up with bacon, croutons, and the best spinach salad dressing!

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While some opt for a warm lemon vinaigrette, I like to toss my spinach salad with poppy seed dressing!

Ingredients

– Baby spinach – Bacon – Croutons – Button mushrooms – Monterey Jack cheese – Dried cranberries – Red onions NO. OF SERVINGS: 8 pax NO. OF SERVINGS: 8 pax TOTAL PREP TIME: 25 mins. TOTAL PREP TIME: 25 mins. Get Recipe

NOTE: Dressed salads don’t make it past a few hours. If you know that you’ll have extra salad, then serve the poppy seed dressing on the side. Get Recipe

Step-by-step instructions!

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For the poppy seed dressing: Place all of the dressing ingredients into a blender except for the poppy seeds.

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Blend on high for 30-60 seconds, or until the dressing is emulsified.

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Add the poppy seeds and pulse the blender 1-3 times or until the poppy seeds are evenly distributed.

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Toss the salad and serve with the poppy seed dressing on the side. Place leftover dressing in an airtight container or jar and chill.

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