Amaretto Spinach Salad

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 lbs spinach
• 1 lb bacon, diced
• 1/2 cup salad oil
• 2 large garlic cloves, crushed
• 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• 4 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/4 cup amaretto
• salt and pepper
• 1/4 lb mushroom, sliced
• 1 small red onion, sliced

Recipe

• 1 wash spinach.
• 2 remove large stems and tear into bite-size pieces.
• 3 store in plastic bags lined with paper towels in refrigerator until ready to use.
• 4 place bacon in a large skillet.
• 5 cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until bacon is crisp and all fat is rendered.
• 6 remove bacon, reserve 1/8 cup bacon fat, discard the rest.
• 7 return bacon fat to skillet and add oil, garlic, vinegar, lemon juice, worcestershire sauce, mustard, amaretto, salt and pepper.
• 8 simmer until blended.
• 9 when ready to serve, place spinach, mushrooms, onion and reserved bacon in large salad bowl.
• 10 if you like a wilted salad, pour the dressing over very hot; if not, let cool a bit before serving; toss well.