Apple Pear Salad With Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing

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Start your meal out right or serve as light alternative to lunch. adapted from the march 2007 edition of southern living magazine.

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Steps

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Toss together first 6 ingredients in a large bowl.

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Toss with lemon poppyseed dressing.

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Divide to individual chilled salad plates to serve.

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Lemon poppyseed dressing:.

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Process 2 / 3 cup light olive oil and remaining ingredients in a blender until smooth.

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Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 1 week.

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Serve at room temperature.

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Ingredients

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romaine lettuce, swiss cheese, roasted cashews, dried sweetened cranberries, apple, pear, light olive oil, sugar, fresh lemon juice, poppy seeds, onions, dijon mustard, salt