Wilted Spinach Salad – Grand Fete

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup hearty (and slightly stale) bread, pulsed into breadcrumbs
• 1/4 teaspoon Kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 lb. bacon, fried and crumbled
• 4 eggs, soft-boiled and halved
• 2 lbs. fresh spinach or baby spinach
• 1/2 small shallot, thinly sliced
• 4 oz. goat cheese, crumbled into bite-sized pieces
• 2 tablespoons reserved bacon fat
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon honey