Recipe : Aged Maple Balsamic-Bacon Vinaigrette Over Wilted Baby Spinach

Ingredients

4 tablespoons The Olive Oil Experience Aged Maple Balsamic Vinegar
2 Tablespoon The Olive Oil Experience Red Wine Vinegar
1 teaspoon good quality Dijon style mustard
4 tablespoons The Olive Oil Experience Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 tablespoon finely minced shallots
1/2 teaspoon Spice Galleria sea salt
freshly ground Spice Galleria black pepper to taste
4 slices center-cut bacon, cooked to a crisp and finely crumbled

2 quarts young spinach leaves, stems removed, washed

Directions

 

Place spinach in a serving bowl.

Place the maple balsamic, half the crumbled bacon, red wine vinegar, salt, half the shallots, pepper, and mustard in a small saucepan over medium heat.  Gently warm while whisking - remove from heat before it reaches a simmer.  Allow to cool for a minute, and then whisk in the extra virgin olive oil to emulsify.  Adjust seasoning, 

Gently dress spinach with warm vinaigrette and top with remaining crumbled bacon and shallot.

Serve warm