Breakfast Salad with Poached Egg – the perfect way to start your day!
This is one of my favorite weekend breakfasts (or even a quick weeknight dinner) – so easy, delicious and satisfying!
I absolutely love having greens involved in my breakfast, so the idea of a breakfast salad is my current favorite thing to make in the mornings! And this breakfast salad is the perfect re-mix of your classic bacon and eggs. Plus, I even tell you how to make your own little bacon vinaigrette using a little bit of the leftover bacon grease. You don’t need a lot, but when it mixes with that perfect poached egg….. holy buckets. You guys are going to love it!
This would be fun to make for Easter, Mother’s Day or really any brunch!
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Breakfast Salad Recipe
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 2 salads 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Stove Top
- Cuisine: American
Description
Breakfast Salad – One of my favorite weekend breakfasts (or even a quick weeknight dinner) – so easy, delicious and satisfying!
Ingredients
- 4 cups of greens (I used a spinach mixture)
- 6 strips of thick-cut bacon (make sure compliant if following Whole30)
- 2 eggs, poached
- 1 Tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1 Teaspoon finely minced garlic
- 1 Tablespoon finely minced red onion
- Salt and pepper to taste
- (other additional – red onion, asparagus, broccoli)
Instructions
- Cook bacon in cast iron skillet until crispy. Remove and set aside.
- Leave 3 tablespoons of the bacon grease in the pan, discard the rest.
- Using the same pan, add onion and garlic. Cook until the onion starts to reduce, about 2 minutes. Add red wine vinegar. Stir together and then pour into a small bowl and set aside.
- Divide spinach between two bowls.
- Take bacon and break into smaller pieces and divide between the two bowls as well.
- Add a poached egg on each salad.
- Place on top of spinach and then lightly drizzle with bacon vinaigrette.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
Keywords: breakfast salad
Lexi says
This is another amazing recipe, Erin! I wanted to try this before I officially start Whole30 tomorrow to see if it could replace what I typically make on Sunday mornings and it definitely did not disappoint. I subbed the bacon for turkey bacon as I have been loving it recently and it worked perfectly for this recipe. Thank you for being such a great resource for Whole30 and I can’t wait to try more of your recipes this month!
★★★★★
Erin says
Thank you SO much Lexi! So glad you liked it and I LOVE the use of turkey bacon!! Excited for you and your Whole30! š