Delish and Easy Spring Salad

(from Diane Carter)

The year John Jr. started Middle School at a new school, the first friend he made was TC Carter. They became best buds. TC’s first invitation to have John Jr. over, made all of our days much smoother.

TC’s Mom, Diane, and I’ve become close friends over the years. Diane is another one of my friends who entertains for two, twenty, or two hundred with ease. Every time she and Terry have John and me over, she feeds us until we can’t eat another bite. Then she’ll whip out one of her chocolate desserts, like souffles or something equally tasty right out of the oven, suddenly causing us to quickly forget how full we were. No way can you say “no” to her desserts.

Ingredients:
Salad:
2 bags spring mix salad (how easy is this?)
Sea salt bagel crisps, crumbled into pieces
Blue cheese crumbles (1/2 cup or more)
2 or more (your preference) Granny Smith apples, cut into cubes
Sugared pecan pieces (1/2 cup or more)

Dressing:
½ cup sugar
¼ cup cider vinegar
½ cup oil
1 Tablespoon poppy seeds
¼ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
¼ teaspoon paprika

Directions:

• Spread the lettuce out onto a platter.

• Sprinkle all the toppings on the lettuce.

• Shake the dressing ingredients together well and then drizzle over the lettuce.

Enjoy!