Warm Spinach Salad

Name: Warm Spinach Salad
Ingredients: 1 1/2 tablespoons cooking oil; 4 ounces slab bacon, trimmed of rind and finely diced; 3/4 pound fresh spinach trimmed of stems, well washed and dried and torn into small pieces; 1/4 pound fresh mushrooms, washed and sliced thin; 13 cup thin-sliced red onion, separated into rings; 4 tablespoons red wine vinegar; Freshly ground red pepper; 1 hard-cooked egg yolk, crumbled

8 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

1 1/2 tablespoons cooking oil
4 ounces slab bacon, trimmed of rind and finely diced
3/4 pound fresh spinach trimmed of stems, well washed and dried and torn into small pieces
1/4 pound fresh mushrooms, washed and sliced thin
13 cup thin-sliced red onion, separated into rings
4 tablespoons red wine vinegar
Freshly ground red pepper
1 hard-cooked egg yolk, crumbled

Directions

1

Heat oil in a skillet and sautee the bacon until the pieces are golden brown.
2

Remove from the heat.
3

Mix spinach, mushrooms and onion in a glass or ceramic bowl.
4

(Do not use wood - it will soak up the warm dressing.)
5

Toss salad ingredients with the vinegar.
6

Reheat the bacon and drippings in the skillet and pour over salad.
7

Toss thoroughly then cover the salad with the overturned skillet for about 30 seconds.
8

Toss again.
9

Season with pepper, crumble sieved hard-cooked egg yolk on the salad and serve.