Name: Spinach Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Sliced bacon, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch strips - ½ pound; Vegetable oil - ¼ cup; Minced onion - ½ cup; Salt - 1 pinch; Garlic, minced - 2 cloves; Apple cider vinegar - ⅓ cup; Rice vinegar - ¼ cup; Water - ½ cup; White sugar - ½ cup; Dijon mustard - 1 ½ tablespoons; Bacon drippings - ⅓ cup; Water - 2 teaspoons; Cornstarch - 1 teaspoon; Cayenne pepper - 1 pinch; Salt and ground black pepper, to taste - 1 pinch; Baby spinach leaves - 1 pound; Black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained - 1 (15 ounce) can; White button mushrooms, thinly sliced - 12; Sliced cherry tomatoes - 1 cup

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Ingredients for - Spinach Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing

1. Sliced bacon, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch strips - ½ pound

2. Vegetable oil - ¼ cup

3. Minced onion - ½ cup

4. Salt - 1 pinch

5. Garlic, minced - 2 cloves

6. Apple cider vinegar - ⅓ cup

7. Rice vinegar - ¼ cup

8. Water - ½ cup

9. White sugar - ½ cup

10. Dijon mustard - 1 ½ tablespoons

11. Bacon drippings - ⅓ cup

12. Water - 2 teaspoons

13. Cornstarch - 1 teaspoon

14. Cayenne pepper - 1 pinch

15. Salt and ground black pepper, to taste - 1 pinch

16. Baby spinach leaves - 1 pound

17. Black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained - 1 (15 ounce) can

18. White button mushrooms, thinly sliced - 12

19. Sliced cherry tomatoes - 1 cup

How to cook deliciously - Spinach Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing

1. Stage

Cook and stir bacon with 1/4 cup vegetable in a skillet over medium heat until bacon is browned and crisp, 5 to 7 minutes. Pour bacon into a strainer set over a bowl, reserving 1/3 cup of bacon drippings.

2. Stage

Return skillet to medium heat. Stir onions and salt into the skillet; cook and stir until onions are golden brown, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic; cook, stirring constantly, until garlic is fragrant and golden, 1 minute.

3. Stage

Stir cider vinegar, rice vinegar, 1/2 cup water, sugar, and Dijon mustard into onion mixture. Increase heat to medium-high and simmer.

4. Stage

Whisk 2 teaspoons water and cornstarch in a bowl. Gradually pour cornstarch mixture into onion mixture and whisk until thickened. 3 to 4 minutes. Reduce heat to low.

5. Stage

Drizzle reserved 1/3 cup bacon drippings into onion mixture, whisking constantly. Add cooked bacon and stir to combine. Season with cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper to taste.

6. Stage

Combine spinach, black-eyed peas, mushrooms, and cherry tomatoes in a large bowl; toss to combine. Drizzle hot bacon dressing over spinach mixture; toss quickly and serve immediately.