Butter Lettuce With Apricot And Poppy Seed Dressing

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup apricot preserves
• 3 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon poppy seed
• 2 large butter lettuce, rinse and dry
• 1 large carrot, grated (optional)

Recipe

• 1 to make the dressing, place the preserves, vinegar, mustard, salt, and pepper in a blender.
• 2 with machine running, gradually add oil until thickened. stir in poppy seeds (don't blend seeds into dressing or they may pulverize.).
• 3 arrange lettuce leaves on individual salad plates.
• 4 serve with dressing passed on the side. if desired sprinkle the dressed greens with the grated carrot.