Winter Fruit Salad with Lemon-Poppy Seed Dressing

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup

sugar

2 tsp

finely chopped onion

1/2 tsp

salt

1/3 cup

lemon juice

1 tsp

Dijon mustard

2/3 cup

vegetable oil

1 tbsp

poppy seed

large head romaine lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces (about 10 cups)

1 cup

shredded Swiss cheese (4 oz)

1 cup

cashews

1/4 cup

sweetened dried cranberries

medium apple, cubed (1 cup)

medium pear, cubed (1 cup)