Description

This beautiful salad is fancy enough to serve company or for holidays, but easy enough to serve anytime you want a delicious salad. The sweet dressing is perfectly balanced with the salty cashews.

Ingredients

• Salad:
• 10 c. chopped romaine lettuce or mixed greens
• 1 c. diced Swiss cheese
• 1 diced apple, with the peeling
• 1 pear, peeled and diced
• 1 c. lightly salted cashews
• 1 1⁄2 c. dried cranberries
• Dressing:
• 2 -3 T. poppy seeds
• 1⁄2 c. sugar
• 1⁄3 c. apple cider vinegar
• 2 t. lemon juice
• 2 T. chopped onions
• 1⁄2 t. salt
• 2⁄3 c. olive, canola or vegetable oil

Steps

1. Toss the salad ingredients together in a large bowl.
2. In another container, whisk together the dressing ingredients.
3. Toss the salad with the dressing or allow each person to add the dressing to their individual salads.