Spinach Cashew Salad

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 lb bacon
• 1/2 cup cashews, pieces
• 5 ounces spinach
• 1/2 head lettuce, about 8 ounces bagged
• 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, grated
• 2/3 cup oil
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup red wine vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 1/2 teaspoons red onions, finely grated
• 1 tablespoon poppy seed

Recipe

• 1 chop bacon and fry until crisp.
• 2 drain on paper towel to remove as much excess fat as possible. wash spinach and lettuce then tear leaves into bite size pieces.
• 3 place in salad bowl.
• 4 add cashew pieces, grated cheese, and crumbled bacon.
• 5 toss when ready to serve. serve with poppy seed dressing.
• 6 note: fat grams may be reduced to 1 gram per serving if bacon and cashews are eliminated.
• 7 each add approximately 3 grams of fat per serving.
• 8 poppy seed dressing: place all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth.
• 9 alternate method: finely grate onion, add remaining ingredients and beat with mixer until well blended.