Spinach Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing

Ingredients

• 8 cups spinach
• 1 pear (sliced)
• 1/2 cup pecans (toasted)
• 1/2 red onion (sliced)
• gorgonzola crumbles
• 6 strips bacon (chopped and cooked (reserve 3 tablespoons for the dressing below))
• 3 tablespoons bacon drippings (from cooking the bacon for the salad)
• 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• pinch kosher salt
• pinch ground black pepper

Instructions

1. 1

   Make the salad. Layer the fresh baby spinach, pear slices, toasted pecans, and red onion slices in a salad bowl or a platter. Top with bacon and blue cheese crumbles.

2. 2

   Make the dressing. Whisk together the salad dressing ingredients and drizzle over the spinach salad.

3. 3

   Serve. Toss the salad to coat all of the ingredients with the dressing. Serve.