Spinach-Pear Salad With Honey-Bacon Vinaigrette
- Vinaigrette:
- 4 bacon slices
- 1/4 cup cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- Salad:
- 1/3 cup thinly vertically sliced red onion
- 2 large ripe Bartlett pears, cored and cut lengthwise into 1/4-inch-thick slices (about 3 cups)
- 1 (10-ounce) package fresh spinach
- To prepare vinaigrette, cook bacon in a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan, reserving 1 teaspoon drippings in pan. Crumble bacon; set aside. Add vinegars, honey, mustard, salt, and pepper to drippings in pan, stirring with a whisk; bring to a boil. Remove from heat.
- To prepare salad, combine onion, pears, spinach, and bacon in a large bowl. Drizzle with vinaigrette, and toss gently to coat.
vinaigrette, bacon, cider vinegar, rice vinegar, honey, mustard, salt, freshly ground black pepper, salad, red onion, bartlett, fresh spinach
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/spinach-pear-salad-with-honey-bacon-vinaigrette (may not work)