Warm Bacon Dressing
Dressing for Spinach, Strawberry and Almond Salad

> From: "Tania" >
> Can anyone suggest a really good homemade dressing for like spinach
salad.
> One of the families favourite, or perhaps one that someone has used for
> years and would like to share. Tania


Warm Bacon Dressing

8 slices bacon
1 1/2 cups white sugar
3 teaspoons cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup white vinegar

Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until
evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk
together the sugar, cornstarch and salt, and slowly pour in water and
vinegar, whisking constantly. In a medium skillet, add the crumbled bacon
and pour the vinegar mixture over it. Cook over medium heat, stirring
constantly, until mixture thickens.



Dressing for Spinach, Strawberry and Almond Salad

2 tablespoons sesame seeds
1 tablespoon poppy seeds
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup distilled white vinegar
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon minced onion

In a medium bowl, whisk together the sesame seeds, poppy seeds, sugar,
olive oil, vinegar, paprika, Worcestershire sauce and onion. Cover, and
chill for one hour.

Salad

10 ounces fresh spinach - rinsed, dried and torn into bite-size pieces
1 quart strawberries - cleaned, hulled and sliced
1/4 cup almonds, blanched and slivered or Almond Accents Honey Roasted
almond slices-I love these.

Also try a search on allrecipes.com. I love that site!

CindyC




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