Becky's Grandma's Egg & Spinach Salad

This delicious salad was served at a party and I asked the hostess, Becky, for her recipe. This was from her Grandma. The original recipe called for 16 ounces of spinach (torn), and only 6 slices of bacon. I have listed the recipe as Becky prepared it, she used about 2 1/2 bags of baby spinach and 18 slices of cooked bacon. The salad will get too weepy if left sitting too long, so plan to eat it all right away, this doesn't keep well once the dressing has been added. When I made this, I used a 250 g bag of baby spinach, about 8 strips of bacon, half the dressing, and I still used the 3 eggs.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 1 huge bowl of salad

Ingredients

• 16  ounces  fresh  baby spinach leaves (2-3 bags, about 6 ounces each)
• 1⁄2 cup  salad oil
• 1⁄4 cup granulated sugar
• 2  tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 1  teaspoon onion, finely grated
• 1⁄4 teaspoon mustard powder
• 6 -18  slices bacon, cooked crisp, crumbled
• 3  eggs, hard cooked, chopped
•  salt, to taste, optional (Becky omitted)

Directions

1. Chill washed spinach to crisp,(tear spinach into bite sized pieces if using big spinach).
2. Combine oil, sugar, vinegar, onion, salt to taste (optional), mustard and blend until syrupy.
3. Combine spinach, bacon, chopped egg in a bowl.
4. Pour dressing over, let stand 1/2 hour, then toss and serve.