a Spring Time Salad-Strawberry and Spinach

Last night I had a dinner party and really needed a salad that would sing. This salad touches all of the taste buds with notes of sweet, salty, sour, bitter and savory at different levels that create harmony in your mouth. With the Spinach and Strawberries it is perfect for spring. I knew one of my attendees does *NOT* eat raw spinach, yet he was wolfing this salad down like it was going out of style. CATEGORY: Vegetables Recipe Name: Strawberry Spinach Salad Ingredients: SALAD 10 oz fresh spinach 1 lb strawberries 1 grapefruit 1/2 lb bacon DRESSING 1/3 c balsalmic vinegar 1/3 c honey 1/3 c stone ground mustard Steps: * To make dressing mix mustard, vinegar and honey then set to the side * Cut bacon into small pieces and cook until crisp, draining grease when done then set to side * Wash Spinach * Stem and Slice Strawberries * Peel and Segment Grapefruit * Toss Spinach, Strawberries, Grapefruit and Bacon together and serve with Dressing on the Side NOTES: Segmenting is not nearly as intimidating as it sounds and can be done with any citrus fruit. You cut the peel off of the grapefruit then with a paring knife you cut the fruit from the skin that separates the segments of fruit.