Recipe - Spinach Salad With Hot Bacon Dressing

5 sl Lean bacon; chopped fine
2 tablespoon Minced shallot
One half cup Cider vinegar
One half teaspoon Sugar
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon Olive oil
Salt; to taste
Freshlyground black pepper;
to taste
1 pound Fresh young spinach; coarse
stems
Discarded; leaves washed
well,
; spun dry

In a large skillet, cook bacon over moderate heat, turning it, until it is
crisp, transfer it to paper towellined plate to drain, and discard all but
2 tablespoons of the fat. In the remaining fat, cook the shallot for 1
minute. Add the vinegar, sugar, mustard, oil, and salt and pepper to taste.
Bring to a boil, pour over spinach and toss. Serve sprinkled with the
bacon. This recipe yields 4