Lamb'S Lettuce With Apple, Bacon And Blue

• 3 cups lamb's lettuce, cleaned and stemmed
• 1/2 cup fresh bacon lardons
• 2 apples, your favorite variety, cubed
• 1/2 cup crumbled creamy bleu cheese - Maytag Blue is a favorite
• 1/2 cup black walnuts, chopped
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries or tart cherries
• 1/2 cup fruity olive oil
• 1/2 cup light (clover, wildflower) honey
• 1/4 cup (scant) sherry vinegar
• 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted
• Salt & Pepper, to your liking

1. Blanch the lardons for a minute or two, drain on paper towels. This will help them crisp up. Saute the lardons until crispy. Drain on paper towels.
2. Mix up the oil, vinegar, honey and seeds in a jar. Shake it up.
3. Make a fluffy bed of mache. Sprinkle the bacon, apple and cheese around. Top with walnuts and dried cranberries.
4. Drizzle the dressing all over the salad.
5. Dream of summer.

fresh bacon, apples, bleu cheese, black walnuts, cranberries, olive oil, light, sherry vinegar, poppy seeds, sesame seeds, salt

Taken from food52.com/recipes/8792-lamb-s-lettuce-with-apple-bacon-and-blue (may not work)