APPLE PEAR CRANBERRY SALAD with POPPY SEED LEMON SALAD DRESSING

APPLE PEAR CRANBERRY SALAD

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Yield: 8 servings

1 head of Romaine lettuce (about 8 cups chopped)

½-cup raw cashews

1-apple

1-pear

¼-cup dried cranberries

1 recipe POPPY SEED LEMON SALAD DRESSING

Tear or cut lettuce into bite size pieces. 

Toss together the lettuce, cashews, and cranberries. 

Peel, core, and cube the apple and pear.  Toss the fruit in a little of the dressing so the cubes don’t brown. 

Just before serving.  Toss all the ingredients together with the dressing. 

Use just enough dressing so that the lettuce leaves are glossy, but you shouldn’t have a puddle of dressing on the bottom. 

POPPY SEED LEMON SALAD DRESSING

Preparation time: 3 minutes

Yield: 1-cup

3-tablespoons maple syrup

1-teaspoon onion powder

1-teaspoon prepared Dijon style mustard

1/3-cup lemon juice

½-cup olive oil

1½-teaspoons poppy seeds

Shake all ingredients together in a jar.