Awesome Salad with Pears and Citrus Dressing

I got this recipe from my neighbor Tara when we lived in Colorado. I remember looking out my bedroom window to see her adorable French Bulldog named Angus sitting out in the sun in her back yard. I would open the window and say hello to him. I also spent many afternoons talking to Tara over our backyard fence, and acquired this recipe after one such afternoon chat. She hand wrote the recipe for me on a yellow index card that I am reluctant to part with. This salad is as bright as the yellow on that card and every bit as awesome as she claimed it was! The pears and cashews mellow out the lemony dressing, and the Yarlsburg cheese gives it a sophisticated flair!

Awesome Salad with Pears and Citrus Dressing 

6 cups spring mix and/or spinach
1 cup shredded Yarlsburg or Swiss cheese
1 cup raw cashew halves
1 apple sliced
1 Bosc pear diced or sliced
1 cup dried unsweetened cranberries

Toss together and serve with dressing.

Dressing

1/3 cup Braggs apple cider vinegar
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup raw unfiltered honey (citrus flower or wildflower is excellent!)
2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil or avacado oil
2 Tbsp lemon juice (I used Meyer lemons)
1 Tbsp minced scallions or 1/4 tsp onion powder
1 Tbsp poppy seeds

Combine all the ingredients in a mason jar with a lid and shake well. If your honey is extra thick like mine you may need to blend it. If you choose to use a blender, add the poppyseeds after you blend.