Apple-Pear Salad with Lemon-Poppy Seed Dressing

By ccavaletti

Ingredients

• Salad:
• 1 (16 oz) pkg romaine lettuce, thoroughly washed
• 1 (6 oz) block Swiss cheese, shaved
• 1 c roasted, salted cashews
• 1 / c sweetened dried cranberries
• 1 large apple, thinly sliced
• 1 large pear, thinly sliced
• Lemon-Poppy Seed Dressing:
• 2/3 c light olive oil
• 1/2 c sugar
• 1/3 c fresh lemon juice
• 1-1/2 Tbsp poppy seeds
• 2 tsp finely chopped onion
• 1 tsp Dijon mustard
• 1/2 tsp salt

Preparation

Step 1

Salad:

Toss together the salad ingredients in a large bowl; serve with Lemon-Poppy Seed Dressing.

Dressing:

Process the oil and remaining ingredients except the seeds in a blender until smooth. Stir in the poppy seeds.

Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week; serve at room temperature.

From Southern Living Magazine, March 2007.