Winter Salad with Lemon Poppyseed Dressing

Plate with Winter Salad and Homemade Dressing

Winter Salad with Lemon Poppyseed Dressing

A perfect salad to serve during the winter months, this Winter Salad is filled with apples, pears and dried cranberries. Don’t skip out on the homemade Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing – it makes the salad!

Course Salad

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Total Time 15

Servings servings

Calories 476kcal

Author Deborah Harroun

Ingredients

Dressing:

1/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons grated onion
1 teaspoon Dijon-style prepared mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon poppy seeds

Salad:

1 head romaine lettuce torn into bite-sized pieces
4 oz Monterey Jack cheese cubed
1 cup cashews
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1 apple cored and diced
1 pear cored and diced

Instructions

To make the dressing:

In a blender or food processor, combine the sugar, lemon juice, onion, mustard, and salt.
1/4 cup white sugar, 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice, 2 teaspoons grated onion, 1 teaspoon Dijon-style prepared mustard, 1/2 teaspoon salt
Process until well blended.
With the blender on low, add the oil in a steady stream until the mixture is thick and smooth.
2/3 cup vegetable oil
Add the poppy seeds and pulse a couple times to combine.
1 tablespoon poppy seeds
Alternately, combine all of the ingredients in a jar with a tight fitting lid and shake vigorously until blended.

To make the salad:

Combine the lettuce, cheese, cashews, cranberries, apple and pear in a large bowl. Toss to combine.
1 head romaine lettuce, 4 oz Monterey Jack cheese, 1 cup cashews, 1/4 cup dried cranberries, 1 apple, 1 pear
Pour the dressing over the salad just before serving. Toss to coat.

Notes

adapted from allrecipes.com

Nutrition information provided as an estimate only. Various brands and products can change the counts. Any nutritional information should only be used as a general guideline.

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