Spinach Salad with Bacon and Buttermilk-Blue Cheese Dressing

• 1/4 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1 small shallot, minced
• 2 teaspoons cider vinegar
• 3 ounces Roquefort or other blue cheese, crumbled (3/4 cup)
• Salt and freshly ground pepper
• 1/2 pound lean slab bacon, sliced 1/4 inch thick and cut crosswise into thin strips
• 3/4 pound spinach, large stems discarded
• 1 small red onion, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced
• 2 hard-cooked eggs, quartered

1. In a medium bowl, whisk the buttermilk with the sour cream, shallot and cider vinegar.
2. Stir in the blue cheese.
3. Season the dressing with salt and pepper.
4. In a large nonstick skillet, cook the bacon over moderate heat until crisp, about 6 minutes.
5. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the bacon to paper towels to drain.
6. In a very large bowl, toss the spinach with the red onion and bacon, then toss with the dressing.
7. Mound the salad on plates, top with the eggs and serve.

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Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/spinach-salad-bacon-and-buttermilk-blue-cheese-dressing (may not work)