Warm Bacon Dressing for Spinach Salad

A few years ago there was a restaurant called Victoria Station in Denver. You ate in old trolly cars, where they served the best spinach salad. The warm bacon dressing is what made it. I have searched a long time for this. Here it is...

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 5  slices bacon, cooked until crisp & then crumbled
• 1⁄3 cup red onion (finely chopped)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1⁄4 cup  apple juice
• 2  tablespoons cider vinegar
• 1⁄2-1  teaspoon honey
• 1 -2  hard-boiled egg, chopped coarsely
•  salt & pepper (to taste)
• 1  tablespoon olive oil
• 3  ounces  fresh  Baby Spinach (1/2 6oz. package)
•  sliced fresh button mushroom (to taste)

Directions

1. Combine spinach and mushrooms in salad bowl.
2. Cook onion until translucent, in olive oil.
3. Combine cornstarch, apple juice and cider vinegar together until well mixed.
4. Add to skillet with onion and heat until boiling.
5. While boiling continue to stir until mixture thickens slightly.
6. Stir in honey.
7. Pour hot dressing over spinach mixture and mix in well.
8. Add boiled egg and bacon and toss thoroughly.
9. Season to taste with salt and pepper.