Blue Cheese and Walnut Salad with Maple Dressing

10 ounces spinach -- baby
1/3 pound blue cheese -- crumbled
6 ounces walnuts -- toasted & halved
1/4 cup maple syrup -- warmed
1 1/2 tablespoons cider vinegar
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper

Place spinach on a large platter. Top with blue cheese and walnuts. Warm maple syrup in a small saucepan. Pour vinegar into a small bowl. Whisk oil into vinegar in a slow stream. Whisk maple syrup into dressing in a slow stream. Pour dressing down over the salad platter and serve. Season with salt and pepper, to your taste.

NOTES : Very Good. (A repeater)

Source: Rachael Ray