Spinach Salad With Warm Bacon Dressing

• 5 slices bacon roughly chopped
• 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon sugar or honey
• 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
• freshly ground pepper
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 pound spinach not baby, tough stems removed
• 2 cups seedless red grapes halved
• 4 ounces cheese bleu, crumbled, about 3/4 cup
• croutons for topping

1. Cook the bacon in a medium skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp, 9 to 11 minutes. Remove to paper towels; reserve the drippings in the skillet.
2. Whisk the vinegar, sugar, mustard and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper into the drippings. Slowly whisk in the olive oil until emulsified.
3. Place the spinach in a large bowl and pour the warm dressing on top; add the grapes, blue cheese and the reserved bacon and toss. Season with salt and pepper. Top with croutons.

bacon, white wine vinegar, sugar, mustard, freshly ground pepper, extravirgin olive oil, seedless red grapes, cheese bleu, croutons

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Spinach-Salad-with-Warm-Bacon-Dressing-972524 (may not work)