Old School Warm Spinach Salad with Bacon and Mushroom

Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Anna and Michael Olson Cook at Home

By Anna Olson and Michael Olson

Published 2010

  • About

A warm vinaigrette is a wonderful thing. Heat heightens the flavor of everything it touches and requires substantially less oil than many chilled vinaigrettes.

Ingredients

6 cups | 1.5

Method

Arrange spinach leaves on plates or a serving platter.

Cook bacon until crispy in a large sauté pan. Remove bacon, drain excess fat and return pan to medium heat. Add 2 Tbsp (25 mL) of oil and mushrooms and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes, until soft but not fully cooked. Stir in garlic and mustard powder. Add vinegar, season lightly and stir for one minute. Stir in remaining olive oil, remove