Spinach Salad

One of my passions is good food-- that's good tasting and good for you.  This is my favorite time of year, with all of the wonderful fruits and vegetables that are being harvested.  We have a great little farmer's market here in Lafayette every Saturday morning.  I took Josiah and Evelyn to it this past Saturday.  Little man nabbed a green bean from one stand when I wasn't looking!  Anyway, we have had lots of yummy veggies and fruits to eat this week.  I decided to try out a new recipe this week.  It is a Spinach Salad.  It turned out really well-- a keeper.  I added some sliced grilled chicken (that I had marinated in italian dressing) on top of the salad too, to make it a complete meal.  It looked so pretty too (I can't always say that about my meals)-- wish I had taken a picture.  Here is the recipe for those who might also want to try it.  This was posted by "Hey Jude" on recipezaar.com:

Spinach Salad with Honey Bacon Dressing:

• 8 cups torn fresh spinach
• 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms (optional)
• 1/4 cup sliced green onion
• 1 medium tomato, seeded and chopped
• 1 hard-boiled egg, chopped (optional)
• 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese, shredded on large holes of grater
• 7 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/2 cup vinegar
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon yellow mustard or spicy brown mustard
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Directions

1. 1

   Combine first 6 ingredients with 5 of the cooked, crumbled bacon strips in a large bowl.

2. 2

   In a small bowl, whisk together the honey, vinegar, oil, mustard lemon juice and remaining 2 strips of cooked, crumbled bacon.

3. 3

   Pour over salad.

4. 4

   Serve immediately.