Poppy Seed Salad Dressing

One of the things I plan to focus on this spring and summer is learning how to make homemade salad dressings. This Poppy Seed Dressing came with a super simple, very elegant Strawberry Spinach Salad recipe. This is a beautiful salad that would be perfect for Mother's Day: rinse and dry 1 bag of fresh baby spinach and add 1 quart of sliced strawberries. Add dressing and toss, almost too easy!

I use the dressing on regular salads too. 

 Poppy Seed Dressing
3/4 C sugar-can cut back
1 C vegetable oil
1 tsp salt
3/4 C cider vinegar
1/4 C onion, finely chopped
1/2 tsp poppy seeds
-Add all to a blender or food processor and let 'er rip.

Notes:

• This recipe is easily cut in half, and half fits into the Good Seasonings Cruet.
• I do cut back on the sugar and use 1/4 cup for half the recipe. Plenty sweet for me.
• Any onion will do, but if I was planning to make this dressing, I'd buy a sweet onion.
• Don't know when you bought poppy seeds last... but they're expensive! I keep poppy and sesame seeds in the freezer, they stay fresher longer.
• Just saw these fun mason jar lids on Food In Jars, what a great idea for salad dressing! They can be purchased HERE.

Have a happy day:@)

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