Apple Pecan Feta Spinach Salad

I wanted a festive salad to go with shrimp cocktail for dinner. I had feta and spinach, so I made this
one.

Ingredients:

Salad:

• ~ 5 oz baby spinach (or mix in half romaine)
• 1 medium apple, peeled, cored, and diced
• 1/2 cup pecans, toasted
• 2 oz (1/2 cup) feta cheese, crumbled 
• 1/4 cup dried craisins (soak in hot water to cover if very dry)
• 4 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 1 stalk celery, diced
  

Apple Cider Vinaigrette:

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 Tbsp honey
• 1 tsp stone ground mustard
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon poppy seeds

Instructions:

1. Soak craisins in hot water while dicing other ingredients.
2. Mix up marinade.
3. Remove stems from spinach, dice craisins if desired.
4. Place all salad ingredients in a large bowl, dress with vinaigrette.

Carole's Notes:

We liked this! The vinegrette is light, the mix of sweet, crunchy, salty, savory was quite nice.
It made 2 very large or 3 medium servings.

The recipe is lightly adapted from https://www.cookingclassy.com/apple-cranberry-pecan-spinach-salad-maple-cider-vinaigrette