Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1         tablespoon  red wine vinegar
                        salt and pepper to taste
  3        tablespoons  vegetable oil
  2        tablespoons  golden brown sugar -- packed
  6               cups  spinach leaves -- torn into bite-size
     1/2                red onion -- thinly sliced
  4             slices  bacon

Preparation:

Chop bacon and cook in microwave or on top of stove until crisp. Drain on paper towels. Drain plums, reserving 1/4 cup syrup. Cut plums in half, discarding pits. To make dresing coarsely cut up 2 plums. Place in food processor with metal blade or blender and process until finely chopped. Add vinegar, oil, brown sugar, reserved plum juice and salt and pepper to taste. Mix until blended. Cut remaining plums into bite-size pieces. In a large bowl combine plums with spinach, onions and crumbled bacon. Add dressing and toss well. Prep Time: 15 mintues Cook Time: About 10 minutes Makes: 6 servings Canned plums are the sweet jewels in the salad and dressing.

Nutritional Information:

579 Calories (kcal); 54g Total Fat; (81% calories from fat); 14g Protein; 14g Carbohydrate; 22mg Cholesterol; 549mg Sodium