Must-Have Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 (5 ounce) packages romaine lettuce
1 cup shredded swiss cheese
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1 cup cashews
1 apple, diced
1 pear, diced
dressing
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons red onions, finely chopped
1 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup oil
1 tablespoon poppy seed

Preparation

Salad dressing:
Combine sugar, lemon juice, onion and salt in blender container; cover and blend well. While blender is running, add oil in a slow, steady stream; blend until thick and smooth.
Add poppy seeds and blend an additional 10 seconds to mix.
Salad:
Combine all salad ingredients in a large serving bowl; toss to mix.
Pour salad dressing over salad and toss.