Fruited Salad W/Poppy Seed Dressing

Submitted by ratherbebaking

"I have had so many request for this one. This is a nice refreshing tossed salad with cranberries, apples, pears and cashew, the Poppyseed Dressing is sooo good. This recipe is from my cousin Holly."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 2 bags european lettuce (or equal amount of romaine, torn into pieces)
• 4 4 ounces mozzarella cheese or 4 ounces parmesan cheese, shredded
• 1 cup cashews
• 1⁄2 cup dried cranberries
• 3 gala apples, unpeeled and cubed
• 2 pears, unpeeled and cubed

• Dressing

• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄3 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2⁄3 cup oil
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon poppy seed

directions

1. Mix salad ingredients Prepare dressing by blending first 5 ingredients well.
2. Add poppy seeds to dressing.
3. Toss salad with dressing to taste.

Reviews

[patti k.]

This is my new favorite fruity salad! The dressing is unbelievably good and simple - I was a little shy on lemon juice, so I topped it off with a few squirts of lime juice and it was great. Thanks so much for a combination I probably wouldn't have come up with on my own!