- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Yield: 2 servings
Chef Way Preparing the salad dressing is a multistep process that includes letting chopped shallots soak up the flavors of mustard, thyme and vinegar before mixing them with olive oil.Easy Way Start the salad dressing in a skillet (no marinating involved), then finish it in a bowl with all the other ingredients.
Ingredient:
- 3 strips thickly sliced lean bacon, cut into 1/4-inch strips
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 shallot, minced
- 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
- 1 tablespoon whole-grain mustard
- 1 teaspoon chopped thyme
- 2 small plums, sliced into thin wedges, or 4 fresh purple figs, quartered
- One 5-ounce bag of baby spinach
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1/4 cup marcona or other salted roasted almonds, coarsely chopped
- 2 ounces crumbled blue cheese, such as Cabrales
- 1/4 pound thinly sliced serrano ham or prosciutto (8 slices)
