Name: Warm Spinach, Mushroom, and Goat Cheese Salad
Prep time: 35 minutes
Cook time: 35 minutes
Total time: 35 minutes
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients: 6 bacon slices, chopped; 1 large red bell pepper, cut lengthwise into thin strips; 12 ounces crimini (baby bella) mushrooms, coarsely chopped; 1 10-ounce bag spinach leaves; 1/2 medium-size red onion, cut into paper-thin slices; 2/3 cup olive oil; 1/3 cup white wine vinegar; 2 tablespoons sugar; 4 ounces chilled soft fresh goat cheese, crumbled (about 1 cup)

Daryl Getman of New York City, NY, writes: "I'm a second-year theater student at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, so most days are more about running from class to rehearsal to a performance than they are about cooking. But since I moved out of the dorms last year, cooking has become my favorite distraction. And on the weekends, it's my idea of a break."

Daryl likes to use top-notch applewood-smoked bacon for this salad.

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