Fresh Mushroom Spinach Salad

Name: Fresh Mushroom Spinach Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2 servings.
Ingredients: 3 cups torn fresh spinach; 1/2 cup sliced fresh mushrooms; 1/2 cup seasoned croutons; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar; 1-1/2 teaspoons sugar; 1 teaspoon lemon juice; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon pepper; 1 tablespoon crumbled cooked bacon

I'VE MADE this salad for my husband and me for years. I don't like cooked spinach, so I was looking for an alternative way to prepare this nutritious vegetable. This salad is especially delicious made with fresh spinach from the garden. -Patty Kile, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania.

Ingredients

3 cups torn fresh spinach
1/2 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
1/2 cup seasoned croutons
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
1-1/2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon crumbled cooked bacon

Directions

In a bowl, combine the spinach, mushrooms and croutons. In a jar with a tight fitting lid, combine oil, vinegar, sugar, lemon juice, salt and pepper; shake well. Drizzle over salad and toss to coat. Sprinkle with bacon.

Originally published as Mushroom Spinach Salad in Reminisce Extra August 1999