Delicious Winter Salad with Pears and Cashews
A salad that uses sweet and delicious winter pears mixed with romaine lettuce, apples, cheese, and cashews tossed in a sweet lemony dressing.
Ingredients
- 8-10 cups chopped romaine lettuce
- 2 pears peeled, cored, and cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 apples unpeeled, cored, and cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 cup shredded white cheddar
- 1 cup cashews, halves and pieces, lightly salted
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 Tbsp dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup minced red onion
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1 Tbsp poppy seeds
Instructions
- Wash and dry romaine lettuce, cut into bite-sized pieces, place 8 - 10 cups in your salad bowl
- Add cut up pears and apples
- Add shredded white cheddar, cashews, and dried cranberries
- For the dressing put sugar, lemon juice, minced onion, mustard, olive oil, and poppy seeds in a jar with a lid or in a bowl to be whisked
- Whisk or shake the dressing well
- Pour the preferred amount of dressing over the salad and toss gently until ingredients are coated. (You can also dress each serving individually)
- Serve and enjoy!!