Spinach Salad with Warm Bacon-Mustard Dressing

Ingredients

• 10 oz baby spinach leaves
• 4 eggs hard-boiled, peeled and sliced
• 1 cup mushrooms sliced
• 4 strips bacon crisply cooked, crumbled
• 10 oz swiss cheese shredded
• 1/2 cup almonds toasted, sliced
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 large shallot minced
• 1 tsp garlic minced
• 1/3 cup white wine vinegar
• 1/3 cup Dijon mustard
• 1/3 cup honey
• 2 strips bacon crisply cooked, crumbled
• salt
• pepper

Instructions

1. Place spinach into a large serving bowl, top with hard-cooked eggs, mushrooms, 4 crumbled strips of bacon, Swiss cheese, and almonds.
2. Heat olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Stir in shallots and garlic, and cook until softened and translucent, about 2 minutes. Whisk in the vinegar, Dijon mustard, honey, and 2 crumbled strips of bacon; season to taste with salt and pepper, then cook until hot.
3. Pour hot dressing over spinach and toss to coat.