Warm Spinach And Pear Salad With Bacon Dressing - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (10 ounce) bag spinach, rinsed dried and torn into bite-size pieces
4 slices bacon
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 small onion, diced
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
1 teaspoon spicy brown mustard
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 pear, cored and thinly sliced

Preparation

Place spinach in large bowl.
Cook bacon in large skillet over medium-high heat until crisp.
Remove to paper towel to drain.
Discard all but 3 tablespoons of bacon drippings from skillet.
Add oil to drippings in skillet and heat.
Add onion; cook until tender, about 3 minutes.
Stir in vinegar, mustard, sugar, salt and pepper.
Bring to boiling.
Remove from heat.
Add pear to spinach.
Pour hot dressing over spinach and pear; toss well to coat.
Crumble bacon and sprinkle over salad.
Serve immediately.