Cherry Cheese Salad

• 34 cup mild red onion, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 3 quarts mixed salad greens, rinsed & crisped, in bite-size pieces or 3 quarts mesclun
• 1 quart radicchio, rinsed and crisped, in bite-size pieces
• 1 lb dark sweet cherry, pitted
• 3 tablespoons merlot
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (a fruity variety)
• 3 tablespoons raspberry vinegar
• 1 12 teaspoons honey
• 1 12 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 34 cup blue cheese, packed, coarsely crumbled (1/4 lb.)
• salt & pepper

1. In a small bowl, combine onion with 2 cups water and lemon juice; chill 15 to 30 minutes.
2. Drain well.
3. To make dressing, whisk together Merlot, fruity extra-virgin olive oil, raspberry vinegar, honey, and Dijon mustard.
4. In a large boil, combine onion, salad greens, radicchio, cherries, and dressing; mix lightly.
5. Sprinkle salad with cheese and season with salt and pepper to taste.

red onion, lemon juice, mixed salad greens, radicchio, dark sweet cherry, merlot, extra virgin olive oil, raspberry vinegar, honey, mustard, blue cheese, salt

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cherry-cheese-salad-4969 (may not work)