Ingredients:
- 1 pkg. fresh spinach
- 3/4 C. finely diced onion (you can also eliminate the dicing and just put red onion rings on top of the spinach as a finishing touch. Either way is great...
- 1/2 lb. bacon 1/4" dice
- 1 T. olive oil
- 1/2 C. balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 C. crumbled blue cheese
- Freshly cracked pepper
Directions:
- Arrange spinach on salad plates.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add the onion and bacon and cook until bacon is crispy
- Remove onion and bacon from pan.
- Add the balsamic vinegar and 1 tablespoon of the olive oil to the skillet and reduce liquid for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Place 1 or 2 rings of red onion on top of salad
- Sprinkle with blue cheese
- Pour 1 to 2 tablespoons of hot bacon reduction over the salad
- Season to taste with freshly cracked black pepper
