Spinach Salad Recipe with Bacon and Feta (Kristy Anson)

Two large handfuls fresh spinach, washed and dried
1 strip pre-cooked bacon, cut in thin crosswise strips (or Canadian bacon crisped in olive oil)
1 T extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp. balsamic vinegar
1/8 tsp. garlic puree or crushed fresh garlic
1 T crumbled Feta cheese

Put spinach into large bowl, big enough to toss salad in. Combine olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and garlic puree in small bowl and whisk together.Heat small 8-inch frying pan, add bacon and cook 2-3 minutes, until bacon crisps and bacon fat bubbles up on top of bacon. Remove pan from heat and blot bacon with paper towel to remove fat.Put pan back on heat, add oil-vinegar-garlic combination and heat until just starting to bubble, then pour immediately over spinach and toss.