Fall Salad with Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing
Ingredients
- 1 apple, diced or thinly sliced
- 1 pear, diced or thinly sliced
- ½ cup cashews
- ¼ cup red onion, chopped or slivered
- ¼ cup dried cranberries
- 1 head romaine lettuce, 5 ounces baby spinach or a mix of your favorite greens
- ½ cup Swiss cheese, grated (additional for garnish, if desired)
Lemon Poppyseed Dressing
- ½ cup sugar
- 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup canola or grape seed oil
- 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
Instructions
- Combine the dressing ingredients in a jar with a tightly fitting lid and whisk or shake well to emulsify.
- In a large bowl, toss the salad ingredients with the poppy seed dressing. Grate additional cheese over top, if desired.
- Refrigerate unused portion of the salad dressing. This will be enough dressing for several salads.
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