Recipe - Tarragon Dressed Baby Spinach Salad

If you're looking for a tasty spinach recipe to use up some of that fresh spinach that's currently taking over your garden, here's a good one to add to your repertoire. A twist on the classic "Spinach & Bacon Salad," this one offers the aromatic sweetness of tarragon, combined with the tang of lemon juice and mustard. This one will also get rave reviews at your next potluck!

Tarragon Dressed Baby Spinach Salad

Ingredients:

8 to 10 cups fresh baby spinach
8 strips bacon, diced and fried crisp, drained
2 eggs, hard cooked, and chopped
4 green onions, chopped, including the tops
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 tsp stone ground mustard
1 Tbsp tarragon vinegar
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup olive oil
1/8 tsp honey
kosher salt
freshly ground black pepper

Directions:

1. Put spinach in salad bowl, top with bacon, egg crumbles, and green onions.
2. In separate bowl, whisk together remaining ingredients until smooth.
3. Pour over salad and serve immediately.
4. Add more salt and pepper if desired.