Recipe - Spinach Pear And Bacon Salad

1 cup Diced bacon
One fourth cup Minced shallots
3 tablespoon Wine vinegar
2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon Dried thyme
One half cup Olive oil
1 One half pack Readytouse spinach leaves;
(10oz)
2 Bosc pears; cored and cut or sliced up
1 Red onion; thinly cut or sliced up
Lettuce leaves

Cook bacon in skillet until crisp; drain. Pour drippings into a bowl. Add
shallots, vinegar, mustard and thyme. Whisk to blend. Whisk in oil. Season
with salt and pepper. Combine spinach, pears, red onion and cooked bacon in
a large bowl. Toss with just enough dressing to coat. Surround salad with
lettuce leaves and serve. Yield: 10