This is a perfect summer salad. The dressing is to die for! I get requests to make this salad all the time, and I just made it for my dad for Fathers Day. It was a big hit.
Salad
1 head Romaine lettuce, chopped
1/2 bag of spinach, stems removed
2-3 pears, peeled and chopped into 3/4" cubes
2-3 granny smith apples, chopped into 3/4" cubes
2 cups sliced strawberries
1 package craisins
1/2 package Parmesan cheese
1 1/2 cups sliced or slivered almonds
Dressing
1/2 cup oil
1/3 cup red wine vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
juice of 1 lemon, plus the zest
1 tea dry mustard
1 TB poppy seeds
Mix well and pour over salad before serving, or put the dressing in a small pitcher, and let everyone pour their own. The only risk to doing it that way is that some people will opt out of the dressing, and seriously, the salad is 100 times better with it. This one is a total crowd pleaser, a perfect mix of sweet and tart.
PS This makes a LOT of salad, you might want to cut the salad ingredients in half for a regular family meal.
1 comment:
I make a salad like this all the time but with candied walnuts/almonds and just use the store bought poppyseed dressing. I will definitely have to try the dressing out.
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