Amazing Spinach Salad with Sweet-Spicy Nuts, Apples, Feta and Bacon

baby spinach

small red onion, slivered (see note about tempering the onion flavor)

slices of applewood smoked bacon, cooked and crumbled or chopped into small pieces

Feta cheese crumbles, more or less to taste

dried cranberries or cherries, more or less to taste

Honey Crisp apples, cored and sliced thin

chopped walnuts or pecans

granulated sugar

cayenne (more to taste if you want)

salt

red wine vinegar

extra virgin olive oil

garlic, pressed or finely minced

Dijon mustard

sugar

salt, more or less to taste

Fresh cracked pepper