Spinach Salad With Hot Bacon Dressing

• 1/2 pound sliced bacon, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch strips
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup minced onion
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup rice vinegar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 1/3 cup bacon drippings
• 2 teaspoons water
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 pound baby spinach leaves
• 1 (15 ounce) can black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained
• 12 white button mushrooms, thinly sliced
• 1 cup sliced cherry tomatoes

1. Cook and stir bacon with 1/4 cup vegetable in a skillet over medium heat until bacon is browned and crisp, 5 to 7 minutes. Pour bacon into a strainer set over a bowl, reserving 1/3 cup of bacon drippings.
2. Return skillet to medium heat. Stir onions and salt into the skillet; cook and stir until onions are golden brown, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic; cook, stirring constantly, until the garlic is fragrant and golden, 1 minute.
3. Stir cider vinegar, rice vinegar, 1/2 cup water, sugar, and Dijon mustard into onion mixture. Increase heat to medium-high and simmer.
4. Whisk 2 teaspoons water and cornstarch in a bowl. Gradually pour cornstarch mixture into onion mixture and whisk until thickened. 3 to 4 minutes. Reduce heat to low.
5. Drizzle reserved 1/3 cup bacon drippings into onion mixture, whisking constantly. Add cooked bacon and stir to combine. Season with cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper to taste.
6. Combine spinach, black-eyed peas, mushrooms, and cherry tomatoes in a large bowl; toss to combine. Drizzle hot bacon dressing over spinach mixture; toss quickly and serve immediately.

bacon, vegetable oil, onion, salt, garlic, apple cider vinegar, rice vinegar, water, white sugar, mustard, bacon drippings, water, cornstarch, cayenne pepper, salt, baby spinach, blackeyed peas, white button mushrooms, tomatoes

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/221965/spinach-salad-with-hot-bacon-dressing/ (may not work)