Spinach, bacon & egg salad w lemon dressing with gouda grilled cheese

Spinach salad

serves 4

Organic spinach

1-lg. heirloom tomato, diced

1/2 pound peppered thick bacon, baked & chopped

1/3c. kalamata olives pitted & sliced

3-organic eggs, hard boiled & diced

1/4c. parmesan reggiano, shredded

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lay bacon on a cookie sheet & bake for 25-35 min. or until nicely browned & fully cooked. This is a no fuss way to make bacon, I will never cook it on the stove top again! It comes out evenly cooked & no hot grease splattering all over & burning yourself again..whew!

Lemon dressing

1/2 c. kalamata olive oil

1/4c. lemon juice, freshly squeezed

1/2 tsp. mustard seed powder

1-tsp. raw honey

salt & pepper to taste

*Slowly whisk olive oil into the rest of the ingredients to incorporate.

Grilled gouda grilled cheese

Sour dough bread, sliced

Gouda cheese, sliced ( I used my favorite called Van Gogh)

Butter, softened to spread on bread

*Grill until nicely browned & cheese is melted

*Toss salad & add lemon dressing to taste & top with the parmesan cheese~ enjoy!

made with love,

Jodi