Title: Wilted Spinach and Rice Salad
Categories: Salads, Grains
Yield: 1 Servings

5 sl Bacon
5 Oz's fresh spinach, torn
-into bite sized pieces
1 c Cooked rice, cooled to room
-temperature
1 c Fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 c Cherry tomatoes, quartered
1/4 c Red onion, chopped
1/4 c Cider vinegar
1 tb . sugar
1/2 ts Salt
1/4 ts Ground white pepper

/4 t dry mustard

Cook bacon until crisp; drain on paper towels, then crumble. Reserve 2
tablespoons drippings. Combine spinach, rice, mushrooms, tomatoes and onion
in large mixing bowl. Combine vinegar, sugar, salt, pepper, mustard,
reserved drippings and 2 tablespoons water in small saucepan;heat just to
boiling. Pour dressing over salad; toss lightly. Garnish with bacon;serve
immediately. Makes 4 servings.

FOOD FACTS: Each serving, calories 133, protein 5.4g, fat 5g,
carbohydrate 17.6g, dietary fiber 2.2g, cholesterol 8 mg, sodium 475 mg.

From the files of Al Rice, North Pole Alaska. Feb 1994