Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 tablespoons cooking oil
  • 4 ounces slab bacon, trimmed of rind and finely diced
  • 3/4 pound fresh spinach trimmed of stems, well washed and dried and torn into small pieces
  • 1/4 pound fresh mushrooms, washed and sliced thin
  • 13 cup thin-sliced red onion, separated into rings
  • 4 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • Freshly ground red pepper
  • 1 hard-cooked egg yolk, crumbled

Method

  • Heat oil in a skillet and sautee the bacon until the pieces are golden brown.
  • Remove from the heat.
  • Mix spinach, mushrooms and onion in a glass or ceramic bowl.
  • (Do not use wood - it will soak up the warm dressing.)
  • Toss salad ingredients with the vinegar.
  • Reheat the bacon and drippings in the skillet and pour over salad.
  • Toss thoroughly then cover the salad with the overturned skillet for about 30 seconds.
  • Toss again.
  • Season with pepper, crumble sieved hard-cooked egg yolk on the salad and serve.