CANTALOUPE AND SPINACH SALAD

Cantaloupe and Spinach Salad image

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 cantaloupe-medium
4 slices bacon-lean
1/2 cup cashews-unsalted, unroasted
10 ounces spinach-fresh
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup oil-vegetable

Steps:

Cook bacon until crisp. Saute cashews until brown; set aside. Hand wash the spinach, tear into large bite-sized pieces and dry completely.
Cut the cantaloupe in half and remove the seeds. Cut each half into 6 equal parts. Trim off the rind.
Make sweet and sour dressing by placing the vinegar, honey and oil into a blender. Blend well.
Place two cantaloupe slices tip to tip around the outer edge of a salad plate and fill the center with a mound of spinach. Crumble bacon over the top, garnish with cashews and spoon the dressing of the salad.