Wilted Spinach Salad

Amount

  Measure

  Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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8

  ounces

  spinach leaves -- torn

3

  whole

  green onions -- sliced

3

  slices

 bacon -- lower sodium -- diced

1/2

  cup

  dried cranberries

1

  tablespoon

  balsamic vinegar

1/2

  teaspoon

  Dijon mustard

1/4

  teaspoon

  seasoned salt

1/8

  teaspoon

  seasoned pepper

1

  teaspoon

  brown sugar -- packed

Cook bacon until crisp. Pour out all but 2 tablespoons of the bacon fat. Drain bacon on paper towel and crumble. 

Add vinegar, Dijon, salt, pepper, and sugar to bacon fat and cook for about a minute.

Mix spinach, green onions, crumbled bacon, and cranberries together. Pour on dressing and toss to coat.

Makes 6 servings.

Per Serving: 30 Calories; 2g Fat (44.5% calories from fat); 2g Protein; 3g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 3mg Cholesterol; 128mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain (Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 0 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.

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