strawberry pear salad

i've been looking for some new recipes lately, and i also had some delicious pears from costco i needed to use up so we tried this. this salad is so delicious, i can't get enough of it! it's more like dessert than salad.

Salad:

2 bags spinach (you can also add romaine)

1 1/2 cups strawberries, sliced

3/4 cup dried apricots

1 sliced bosc (or red) pear

3/4 cup cashews

Dressing:

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/3 cup strawberry jam

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup cider vinegar

poppy seeds to taste

blend above together and toss with salad. makes 8-12 servings.

* i made a few changes: i don't like apricots so i left those out. i don't particularly like cider vinegar either so i just used regular vinegar. i thought the dressing was a little too oily so i would probably tone down the oil and maybe try olive oil next time. also, i didn't have poppyseeds on hand, but i'll try them next time.*

enjoy!