Warm Spinach Salad

• From: Eclectic Recipes

Ingredients

• Salad1/4 lb maple bacon, chopped and cooked until crispy

• 8 oz fresh spinach

• 3 eggs, hard-boiled and sliced

• 1/4 sweet onion, sliced

• 1 cup sliced mushrooms (optional)

• 1 cup cherry tomatoes

• Dressing3 Tbs red wine vinegar

• 1 tsp sugar

• 2 tsp Dijon mustard

• 3 Tbs olive oil

• 1 Tbs bacon drippings

• 1 pinch kosher salt, or to taste

• 1 pinch pepper, or to taste

Warmed spinach tossed with a tangy bacon-Dijon dressing.

Directions

• Cook bacon over medium-low heat until crispy, drain on paper towels. Reserve 1 tablespoon bacon drippings.
• Add spinach, eggs, onions, mushrooms, bacon, and tomatoes to a large stainless steel mixing bowl.
• In another stainless steel bowl or small saucepan, combine dressing ingredients.
• Heat over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Pour dressing over salad.
• Place large stainless steel bowl over medium-low heat and toss the salad until it just barely starts to wilt. Serve with fresh bread.