Lettuce Salad

This is a delish lettuce salad for the winter. I also LOVE this poppy seed dressing recipe and will be using it for other recipes as well.
Recipe credits go to Pillsbury (Christmas 2008 cookbook)

Winter Fruit Salad with Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing

Dressing:
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup lemon juice
1 tsp of dried minced onion
1 tsp dijon mustard
1/2 tsp salt
2/3 cup vegetable oil
1 T poppy seed

Salad:
1 large head of romain lettuce, torn into bite size pieces (about 10 cups)
1 cup shredded swiss cheese
1 cup cashews
1/4 cup sweetened craisins (dried cranberries)
1 apple, cubed
1 pear, cubed

In blender or food processor, place sugar, lemon juice, dried onion, mustard and salt. Cover; blend until smooth. With machine running, add oil in slow, steady stream, blending until thick and smooth. Add poppy seed; blend a few seconds to mix.

In large serving bowl, toss all of the salad ingredients together. Pour dressing over the salad; toss salad to coat.