Sal-ad? Trust me. It involves bacon.

Just a recipe today. This salad is a big hit amongst my friends. I add goat cheese to the salad at the end.

Wilted Spinach Salad w/ warm Bacon vinaigrette p. 142 Garde Manger: The Art and Craft of the Cold Kitchen

Make sure your spinach is washed, no one likes biting into a gritty salad!
For the dressing:
8oz diced bacon
3 T minced shallots
2 tsp minced garlic
1/4 c. brown sugar
1/3 c. cider vingegar
2/3 c. veg oil

For the Salad:
1 lb. 8 oz. spinach
5 hard boiled eggs, small dice
6 oz mushrooms cleaned and sliced
3 oz. thinly sliced red onion
Croutons, and Salt and Pepper to taste

1. Render bacon over med low heat, when it is crisp, remove from pan and drain.
2. Add shallots and garlic to bacon fat and sweat until soft. Stir in brown sugar. Remove pan from heat. Whisk in vinegar and oil. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Toss spinach, eggs, onions, croutons, and bacon (goat cheese if you like). And warm vinaigrette and serve immediately.

If you wanted you could cook the mushrooms with the garlic and onions! Mmmm!