SPINACH SALAD WITH MUSHROOMS AND BLUE CHEESE DRESSING

SERVES 4

I do love spinach, especially in salads. This recipe combines some tomatoes, mushrooms, bacon, hard-cooked eggs and blue cheese, all of which compliment spinach so well. Of course, you could use a different dressing if preferred. This is intended as a salad side dish with a meal but you can easily add more of the extra ingredients and it would make a light and refreshing main course.

INGREDIENTS

1 pound fresh spinach, preferably flat-leaf, cleaned, dried and chilled

1 large sweet onion, thinly sliced

8 slices bacon, fried crisp, well-drained on paper towels and broken into bite-sized pieces

8 ounces fresh button mushrooms, sliced

1 or 2 large tomatoes, chopped

3 hard-cooked eggs, sliced or chopped

Salt and pepper to taste

One recipe Creamy Blue Cheese Dressing

Place the spinach in the bottom of a large salad bowl or platter. Layer the other ingredients in rows or circles on top of the spinach. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Pour a little of the dressing on top in the middle and around the edges. Toss just before serving, passing remaining dressing for those who so desire. This is also very nice presented on individual salad plates with the tomatoes and eggs sliced and just a drizzle of dressing on top.

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