Bacon-Spinach Salad

I love simple salads.  I grew up with eating salad with simple variations on the oil-vinegar dressing.  Most of the time it was just olive oil and regular vinegar.  Nowadays there are so many types of oil and vinegar that I just have to try different variations.  For this one I tried grapeseed oil and raspberry infused balsamic vinegar.  Quite a delicious combination!  And, of course, the bacon enhances the flavor with its very tasty presence. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

For salad:

-1 lb bacon

-10 oz baby spinach

-1 pint grape tomatoes, halved

-1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted

For dressing:

-1/4 cup grapeseed oil

-1/8 cup raspberry infused balsamic vinegar

-1/2 tsp salt

-1/2 tsp pepper

Directions:

Cut the bacon into large pieces and fry until nice and crisp.  Drain on paper towels.

Once that's done, mix all salad ingredients together in a large bowl.

In a small bowl, whisk dressing ingredients.  Pour over salad and mix well to coat evenly.  Enjoy!