Spinach Salad

This is from Sue McNees. It is AWESOME! She brought it to dinner on Memorial Day and there were nothing but rave reviews.

Salad dressing

• 1 1/2 tablespoons poppy seeds
• 3/4 cup white vinegar
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cups oil
• 1 1/2 tablespoons green onion -- chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 3/4 teaspoon dry mustard

Salad ingredients

• 1 package spinach -- broken
• 1 head lettuce -- broken
• 3/4 pound mushrooms -- sliced
• 3/4 pound bacon -- chopped and fried crisp
• 3/4 cup Swiss cheese -- grated
• 1 carton cottage cheese -- drained and rinsed
• 1 purple onion -- sliced
  

Warm white vinegar and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Add other dressing ingredients and cook for 10 minutes. Let cool.
Marinate purple onion rings in cool dressing for several hours. Then put on top of salad
Toss spinach and lettuce together. Add all ingredients and toss again.
Be certain cottage cheese is well drained.
Add salad dressing.