Spinach Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing

Name: Spinach Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing
Total time: 35
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 0.5 pound sliced bacon, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch strips; 0.25 cup vegetable oil; 0.5 cup minced onion; 1 pinch salt; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 0.33333334326744 cup apple cider vinegar; 0.25 cup rice vinegar; 0.5 cup water; 0.5 cup white sugar; 1.5 tablespoons Dijon mustard; 0.33333334326744 cup bacon drippings; 2 teaspoons water; 1 teaspoon cornstarch; 1 pinch cayenne pepper; salt and ground black pepper to taste; 1 pound baby spinach leaves; 1 (15 ounce) can black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained; 12 white button mushrooms, thinly sliced; 1 cup sliced cherry tomatoes

Recipe by John Mitzewich from allrecipes.com

Lunch 35 Mins.

Ingredients

6 servings

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0.5 pound sliced bacon, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch strips
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0.25 cup vegetable oil
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0.5 cup minced onion
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1 pinch salt
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2 cloves garlic, minced
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0.33333334326744 cup apple cider vinegar
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0.25 cup rice vinegar
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0.5 cup water
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0.5 cup white sugar
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1.5 tablespoons Dijon mustard

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0.33333334326744 cup bacon drippings
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2 teaspoons water
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1 teaspoon cornstarch
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1 pinch cayenne pepper
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salt and ground black pepper to taste
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1 pound baby spinach leaves
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1 (15 ounce) can black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained
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12 white button mushrooms, thinly sliced
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1 cup sliced cherry tomatoes

Instructions

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