Gourmet Salad

From: Katie Sullivan

I served this salad at the Deer Lake Reunion and it was a big hit. The dressing makes a life-time supply, so you can either half the recipe or share some with a friend. The dressing is also wonderful in other salads. You can use any combination of: mixed greens, spinach, lettuce, fruit (pear, apple, cherry), nuts (walnut, pecan, pumpkin seed), blue cheese, Gorgonzola cheese, or feta cheeses, beets... just about anything.

Salad Ingredients:

bagged gourmet greens

2-4 ounces blue cheese

12 ounces dried cranberries

1 cup toasted slivered almonds

grapes cut in half

2 cans mandarin oranges

Gourmet Salad Ingredients:

1 cup sugar

1 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup red wine vinegar

1/4 cup balsamic vinegar

2 cups canola oil (or salad oil)

1 small onion, chopped

1 teaspoon poppy seeds

Put ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.

Method:

Toss salad ingredients with your desired amount of Gourmet Dressing.