Salads with vinegar

6 slices bacon 1 15-oz. can chickpeas, rinsed, drained and patted dry 8 ounces spinach, stems removed 2 tablespoons cider vinegar 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1[...]

For someone who is patently terrified of all the offerings in the deli case pasta salad universe — the tri-colore, mayo-slicked, sugar-sweetened, canned[...]

1 (8-oz.) package haricots verts (tiny green beans) 1/2 cup olive oil 1/4 cup white wine vinegar 1 tablespoon country-style Dijon mustard 1/2 teaspoon salt[...]

1 lb washed black-eyed peas picked over 6 c. water 1 x onion minced 3 x garlic cloves - (to 4) chopped or possibly pressed 1 x bay leaf     Salt to taste 1/3[...]